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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 53
PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED
| 1953 | 1954 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females] | Total | |
| Particulars of cases reported during the years:- | ||||||
| (1) Ascertainment- | ||||||
| (a) Cases reported by Local Education Authorities (Section 57, Education Act, 1944)- | ||||||
| (i) Under Section 57(3) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| (ii) Under Section 57 (5):- | ||||||
| On leaving special schools | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | l | 2 |
| On leaving ordinary schools | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| (b) Other ascertained defectives reported and found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" during the year | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| (c) Other reported cases ascertained who are not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| (d) Cases reported but not confirmed as defectives by 31st December and thus excluded from (a), (b) or (c) | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total No. of cases reported during the year | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| (2) Disposal of cases reported during the year:- | ||||||
| (a) Ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" - | ||||||
| (i) Admitted to Hospitals etc. | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| (ii) Placed under guardianship | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (ill) Taken to "places of safety" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (iv) Placed under statutory supervision | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| (b) Cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with"- | ||||||
| (i) Placed under voluntary supervision | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| (ii) Action unnecessary | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| No. of cases in institutions, under community care including voluntary supervision or in "places of safety" on 1st January who have ceased to be under any of these forms of care:- | ||||||
| (a) Ceased to be under care | l | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) Died, removed from area, or lost sight of | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Of the total No. of defectives known to the L.H.A. | ||||||
| (a) No. who have given birth to children while unmarried | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) No. who have married | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
During the two years under review, no guardianship orders were discharged
with the approval of the Board of Control in accordance with
Cirfular 177/48 (Ministry of Health)