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East Ham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 12.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913—1938.
ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31st December, 1945 (vide Article 12 of the Mental Deficiency Regulations, 1935).
STATISTICS (Comparison with previous year):—
| A.1.—Under Order:— | 1945 | 1944 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) (1) In Institutions: (excluding cases on Licence)— | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | ||
| Under 16 years of age | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 16 years and over | 75 | 55 | 130 | 65 | 59 | 124 | ||
| (2) On Licence :— | ||||||||
| Under 16 years of age | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 16 years and over | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| (4) | Under Guardianship: (including cases on Licence)— | |||||||
| under 16 years of age | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 16 years and over | 14 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 2. | In "places of safety":— | |||||||
| Under 16 years of age | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 16 years and over | - | - | — | - | - | - | ||
| 3. | Under Statutory Supervision:— | 74 | 57 | 131 | 67 | 58 | 125 | |
| (of whom awaiting removal to Inst.). | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4. | Action not yet taken under any one of above headings | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| B. | Number of mental defectives not at present " subject to be dealt with," but for whom the local authority may subsequently become liable | 23 | 19 | 42 | 20 | 23 | 43 | |
| (Of whom, number under voluntary supervision) | 21 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 35 | ||
| Number of Cases on Register of Occupation Centre | 11 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 29 | ||
CASES REPORTED BY LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES DURING THE YEAR 1945
| 1945 | 1944 | sec.2(2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Reported under sec. 2(2) & 57(3) & (5) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Method of Disposal:— | ||||||
| Sent to Institutions (by Order) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Placed under Guardianship (by Order) | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Placed under Statutory Supervision | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Taken to "place of safety" | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Died or Removed from Area | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Action not yet taken | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Of total number of mental defectives known to local authority:—
| (a)Number who have given birth to children during | 1945 | 1944 |
| (a) After Marriage | one | one |
| (b) While unmarried | one | nil |
| (b) Number who have married | 1 male | 2 males |
| 1 fem. | 1 fem. |