Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
2. | In "places of safety" :- | ||||
Under 16 years of age | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Aged 16 years and over | — | — | — | ||
3. | Under Statutory Supervision | 77 | 82 | 159 | |
Of whom Awaiting removal to an Institution | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
4. | Action not yet taken under any one of the above headings:— | ||||
(o) Notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec. 2 (2)) | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||
(b) Mental Defectives in receipt of Poor Relief : — | |||||
(1) Institutional— | |||||
(a) In Public Assistance Institutions and Municipal General Hospitals not approved under Sec. 37 | |||||
(b) In Institutions certified under the M.D. Acts (including those approved under Sec. 37):- | |||||
(1) Cases "placed" under Sec. 3... | — | 1 | 1 | ||
(2) Other Cases | _ | — | — | ||
(2) Domiciliary | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
(c) Otherwise " ascertained " | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
B | —Number of mental defectives not at present " subject to be dealt with" but for whom the Local Authority may subsequently become liable:— | ||||
1. | In Institutions or under Guardianship—dealt with under Sec. 3:— | ||||
3 | 1 | 4 | |||
1 | — | 1 | |||
2. | Reported to the Local Authority from any reliable source and recognised by them as mentally defective but as to whom no action under the Mental Deficiency Acts has been taken :— | ||||
— | _ | _ | |||
Of whom, number, if any, under Voluntary Supervision | _ | _ | __ | ||
29 | 20 | 49 | |||
Of whom, number, if any, under Voluntary Supervision | 29 | 20 | 49 | ||
Number of above Cases on the Registers of Occupation and Industrial Centres :— | |||||
Under Statutory Supervision | 11 | 13 | 24 | ||
Under Voluntary Supervision | — | — | — | ||
On Licence from Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Under Guardianship | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
On Licence from Guardianship | — | — | — |