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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 37
MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913-1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1/1/53
| 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 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| Aged 16 years and over | 87 | 93 | 180 | |||||
| (b) +Under guardianship (including cases on licence therefrom) | Under 16 years of age | - | - | - | ||||
| Aged 16 years and over | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| (c) In "places of safety" | - | - | - | |||||
| (d) Under statutory supervision (excluding cases on licence) | Under 16 years of age | 22 | 15 | 37 | ||||
| Aged 16 years and over | 87 | 67 | 154 | |||||
| Total ascertained cases found to be "subject to be dealt with" | 210 | 189 | 399 | |||||
| M | F | T | ||||||
| No. of cases included in (b) to (d) above awaiting removal to an institution | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| 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 | 26 | 51 | |||||
| Total number of mental defectives (1) plus (2) | 235 | 215 | 450 | |||||
| 3. No. of mental defectives receiving training:- | ||||||||
| (a) In day training centres | under 16 years of age | 13 | 10 | 23 | ||||
| under 16 years and over | 13 | 8 | 21 | |||||
| (b) At home | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 26 | 18 | 44 | |||||
+No defectives under guardianship were dealt with during the year under
the provisions of section 8 or 9.