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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938. PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1ST. JANUARY, 1941,
| STATISTICS. | 1939. | 1940. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total. | |
| 1. Under ORDER | ||||||
| (a)(l) In Institutions (excluding cases on Licence). | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | 19 | 16 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 43 | 3,1 | 74 | 40 | 32 | 72 |
| (2) On Licence from Institutions | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aged 16 years and over | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 3 |
| (b)(1) Under Guardianship (excluding cases on Licence) | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Aged 16 years and over | 16 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| (2) On Licence from Guardianship | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aged 16 years and over | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. In "PLACES OF SAFETY". | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 3. UNDER STATUTORY SUPERVISION. | 79 | 75 | 154 | 66 | 60 | 126 |
| Of whom Awaiting removal to an Institution | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. Action not yet taken under any one of the above headings; | ||||||
| (a)Notified by Local Education Authorities. (Sec 2 (2) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| (b)Mental Defectives in receipt of poor reliefs- | ||||||
| (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 Section 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (2) Other Cases | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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