Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 39
MENTAL DEFICIENTY ACTS, 1913 - 1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1/1/52
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
1. No. of ascertained mental defectives found "Subject to be dealt with":- | |||
(a) In institutions (in- (Under 16 years of age | 9 | 9 | 18 |
eluding cases on (Aged 16 years and over licence therefrom) | 82 | 90 | 172 |
(b) +Under guardianship (Under 16 years of age | - | - | - |
(including cases on (Aged 16 years and over licence therefrom) ( | 5 | 6 | 11 |
(c) In "places of safety" | - | 1 | 1 |
(d) Under statutory (Under 16 years of age | 21 | 16 | 37 |
supervision (ex- (Aged 16 years and over eluding cases on ( licence) ( | 89 | 68 | 157 |
(e) Action not yet taken under one of the above headings | - | - | - |
Total ascertained cases found to be "subject to be dealt with" | 206 | 190 | 396 |
M F T | |||
No. of cases included in (b) to (e) above awaiting 8 1 9 removal to an institution | |||
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 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
Total number of mental defectives (1) plus (2) | 229 | 213 | 442 |
3. No. of mental defectives receiving training :- | |||
(a) In day training (Under 16 years of age | 13 | 8 | 21 |
centres (Aged 16 years and over | 12 | 7 | 19 |
(b) At home | - | - | - |
Total | 25 | 15 | 40 |
+ No defectives under guardianship were dealt with during the year under the
provisions of section 8 or 9.