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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CASES REPORTED BY LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES.
(Section 57, Education Act, 1944.)
| 1945 | 1946 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | |
| Reported under Sees. 2(2) & 57(3) &(5) | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Reported under Sec. 57(3) | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Reported under Sec. 57(5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total reported during 1946 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Method of Disposal:— | ||||||
| Sent to Institutions (By Order) | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Placed under Guardianship (By Order) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Placed under Statutory Supervision | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Taken to "place of safety'' | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Died or Removed from Area | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Action not yet taken | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Referred back to Education Committee | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Of total number of mental defectives known to local authority:— (a) Number who have given birth to children during:—
| 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) After Marriage | one | two |
| (b) While unmarried | one | two |
| (6) Number who have married | 1 male 1 female | 1 male 1 female |
Ascertainment.
The number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year
1946 was 19, and they were dealt with as under:—
6 placed in Institutions.
3 placed under Guardianship.
7 placed under Statutory Supervision.
1 placed under Friendly Care.
1 referred back to Education Committee.
1 "action pending."
Provision of Institutional Accommodation.
Whilst the difficulty experienced in obtaining institutional
accommodation generally has been relieved by the erection of South
Ockendon Colony, additional facilities are urgentl required for
low grade defectives under 5 years, and also for cases of Spastic
Diplegia.
Guardianship.
There are 37 cases under Guardianship, of whom three are still
evacuated to other areas. During the year, two were transferred