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East Ham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| 1939. | 1938 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M. | F | Total | |
| Statistics.(Contd.) | ' | |||||
| 2. Cases notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec.2(2) during the year 1939;- | ||||||
| Method of Disposal:- | ||||||
| Sent to Institutions (by Order) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Placed under GuardainshipbyOrder) | - | |||||
| Placed under Stat. Supervision. | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Placed in "Places of Safety. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Died or removed from area. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Action not yet taken: | ||||||
| (a) In receipt of poor relief | ||||||
| (b) Others | . | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. | 2. | 12. | 11. | 6. | 17 | |
| 3. Of the total number of M.D's.known | ||||||
| to Local Authority:- | ||||||
| (a) number who have given birth to children during 1939:- | ||||||
| (1) After marriage | Two | |||||
| (2) While unmarried | Nil | |||||
| (b) number who have married during 1939 | One male. | Four Females. | ||||
Ascertainment
The number of canes dealt with for the first time during the year
was 27, and they were dealt with as under:-
10 placed under Supervision
3 " in Institutions
5 " in "Places of Safety" (Sec.15.)
1 " under Sec.15.(with view to guardianship)
2 " under Guardianship
4 removed to other areas
1 uncertifiable
1 not yet examined.
Provision of Institutional Accommodation.
The Council are still experiencing great difficulty in obtaininginsttutional
accommodation especialy for the lower grade cases. This will be
relieved by the completion of South Ockendon Colony.
Guardianship.
There are 36 cases under guardianship. (Two cases were transferred
on licence from guardianship to institutional care pending Varying
Orders being made; one case on licence was returned to institutional
care; one case was discharged from the operation of the M.D.Acts, and
two were granted licence to parents.)
Supervision.
There are 151 mental defectives under supervision in their own
homes in East Ham. All of these are visited at varying intervals by
the Supervisor, and reports filed, helpful advice being given with
regard to their management, training, etc. It is very rare that the
parents show any resentment at, or opposition to, these visits.
Training and Occupational Centre.
The usual satisfactory progress was being maintained until the
outbreak of hostilities in September when the Centre was closed, and
statistics are therefore omitted from this Report.
Licence, Discharge and After Care.
There are five East Ham mental defectives (males) on licence from
institutions, all of whom are at work and doing fairly well. All
cases discharged from the operation of the M.D.Acts, and still within
this area, are kept in touch with by the Supervisor.
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