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All guardianship cases are supervised either directly or indirectly
by the Authority.
No. on register on 1/1/52 11
NO. admitted to institutions
No. of orders discharged by Board of Control -
No. on register on 1/1/53 11
+ NO. visited by members of Mental Health Committee 6
+ No. " " Medical Officer of Health 5
+ Outside area
+ Inside area
The number of mental defectives on the register of the Occupation
Centre on 31/12/52 was 35 (22 males, 13 females). With the exception
of 1 female who attended afternoons only, all attended for the whole day.
TABLE 38
MENTAL DEFECTIVE OCCUPATION CENTRE
SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES, 1952.
No. of sessions held during the year
Morning
Afternoon
217
217
Male
Female
Male
Female
Total attendances
4,229
2,571
4,229
2,770
Average attendances per session
19.49
11.85
19.49
12.73
Total attendances, males 8,458, females 5,341, total 13,799
There were 16 defectives awaiting admission to the Centre on 31/12/52.
(8 of these defectives were attending the Occupation Centre at Arragon
Road).
TABLE 39
MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS
Type of patient
Number on
register
on
1/1/52
Admissions
to
institutions
during the
year 1952
Discharges
from
Institutions
during the
year 1952
Deaths in
institutions
during the
year 1952
Number on
register on
31/12/52
Certified - Males
163
22
16
11
158
Females
211
49
30
18
212
Total
374
71
46
29
370
Temporary - Males
1
-
-
-
1
Females
2
5
6
1
-
Total
3
5
6
1
1
Voluntary - Males
71
55
50
10
66
Females
61
70
72
5
54
Total
132
125
122
15
120
Grand Totals
509
201
174
45
491
No. of patients released on trial during 1952 - 10 Males, 16 Females, Total 26.
" " " returned from " " 1952 - 3 " 3 " " 6