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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 40.
PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED DURING 1949.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| II. Particulars of cases reported during the year 1949 : | |||
| (1) Ascertainment— | |||
| (i) Under Section 57 (3) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| (ii) Under Section 57 (5) :— | |||
| On leaving special schools | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| On leaving ordinary schools | — | — | — |
| (6) Other ascertained defectives reported during 1949 and found to be " Subject to be dealt with" | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| (c) Other reported cases ascertained during 1949 who are not at present " Subject to be dealt with " | 1 | 1 | |
| Total No. of cases reported during the year | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| (2) Disposal of cases reported during the year :— | |||
| be dealt with "— | |||
| (i) Admitted to institutions | 2 | — | 2 |
| (ii) Placed under guardianship | — | — | — |
| (iii) Taken to " places of safety " | 1 | — | 1 |
| (iv) Placed under statutory supervision | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| (v) Died or removed from area | 1 | — | 1 |
| (vi) Action not yet taken | — | — | — |
| (vii) Awaiting admission to institution Total ascertained defectives found to be " Subject to be dealt with " | 12 | 3 21 | |
| (b) Cases not at present " Subject to be dealt with "— | |||
| (i) Placed under voluntary supervision | — | 1 | 1 |
| III. No. of cases in institutions, under community care including voluntary supervision or in " places of safety " on 1 /I /49, who have ceased to be under any of these forms of care during 1949— | |||
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | |
| IV. Of the total No. of defectives known to the L.H.A.— | |||
| (a) No. who have given birth to children during 1949 : | |||
| (i) After marriage — | |||
| (ii) While unmarried 1 | |||
| (6) No. who have married during 1949 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
During 1949, the number of guardianship orders discharged
with the approval of the Board of Control in accordance with
Circular 177/48 (Ministry of Health) and the financial provisions
transferred to the National Assistance Board, was 6 males and
21 females.