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East Ham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Of the above cases, on 1/1/49, 508 were inmates at Runwell
Hospital and 14 in other institutions. During the year, 180 were
admitted to Runwell and 7 to other hospitals, 165 were discharged
from Runwell and 3 from other institutions, '20 of the deaths
occurred in Runwell and one elsewhere and on 31/12/49, the cases
were accommodated as follows :—503, Runwell, 17 other
institutions.
t No defectives under guardianship were dealt with during the year under the
provisions of Section 8 or 9.
Table 39.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913-1938. Particulars of Mental Defectives as on 1/1/50.
| Males | Females | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. No. of ascertained mental defectives found " Subject to be dealt with " :— | ||||||
| (a) In institutions (including cases on licence therefrom) | Under 16 years of age | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Aged 16 years and over | 79 | 84 | 163 | |||
| (6)†Under guardianship (including cases on licence therefrom) | Under 16 years of age | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Aged 16 years and over | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| (c) In " places of safety " | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 20 | 15 | 35 | |||
| Aged 16 years and over | 76 | 65 | 141 | |||
| — | — | — | ||||
| Total ascertained cases found to be " Subject to be dealt with " | 192 | 183 | 375 | |||
| No. of cases included in (6) tO (C) above waiting removal to an institution | M. | F. | Total | |||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 2. No. of mental defectives not at present "Subject to be dealt with " but over whom some form of voluntary supervision is maintained:— | ||||||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — | |||
| Aged 16 years and over | 25 | 23 | 48 | |||
| Total No. of mental defectives (1) and (2) | 217 | 206 | 423 | |||
| 3. No. of mental defectives receiving training :— | ||||||
| Under 16 years or age | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Aged 16 years and over | 9 | 9 | 18 | |||
| — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 16 | 17 | 33 | |||