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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 40
PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED DURING 1951.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Particulars of cases reported during the year 1951:- | |||
| (1) Ascertainment - | |||
| (a) Cases reported by Local Education Authorities (Section 57, Education Act, 1944) - | |||
| (i) Under Section 57 (3) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| (ii) Under Section 57 (5) :-On leaving special schools | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| On leaving ordinary schools | - | - | - |
| (b) Other ascertained defectives reported during 1951 and found to be "Subject to be dealt with | 2 | 2 | |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" during the year | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| (c) Other reported cases ascertained during 1951 who are not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total No. of cases reported during the year | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| (2) Disposal of cases reported during the year | |||
| (a) Ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" - | |||
| (i) Admitted to institutions | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (11) Placed under guardianship | - | - | - |
| (iii) Taken to "places of safety" | - | - | - |
| (iv) Placed under statutory supervision | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| (v) Died or removed from area | - | - | — |
| (vi) Action not yet taken | - | - | - |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| (b) Cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" - | |||
| (i) Placed under voluntary supervision | - | 1 | l |
| (ii) Later found not to be defective | - | - | - |
| (111) Died or removed from area | - | - | - |
| (iv) Action unnecessary | - | - | - |
| (v) Action not yet taken | - | - | - |
| Total cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | - | 1 | 1 |
| B. No. of cases in institutions, under community care including voluntary supervision or in "places of safety" on 1/1/51 who have ceased to be under any of these forms of care during 1951 :- | |||
| (a) Ceased to be under care | 1 | - | 1 |
| (b) Died, removed from area, or lost sight of | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| C. Of the total No. of Defectives known to the L.H.A.- | |||
| (a) No. who have given birth to children during 1951:-While unmarried 1 | |||
| (b) No. who have married during 1951 .. | - | - | - |