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East Ham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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GUARDIANSHIP CASES
1953 1954
No. on register on 1st January 11 10
No. admitted to Institutions 1 -
No. of Orders discharged by the Board of Control - 1
No. on register on 31st December 10 9
No. resident outside East Ham and visited by members of
the Mental Health Sub-Committee 6 5
No. resident in East Ham and visited by the Medical Officer
of Health 4 4
OCCUPATION CENTRE
The numbers of defectives on the register of the Occupation Centre on
31st December of each year was as follows:-
1953 1954
Males 24 26
Females 22 24
Total 46 50
SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES
TABLE 55
1953
Morning
Afternoon
Period 1st January to 20th September
1953. No. of Sessions
152
152
Males
Females
Males
Females
Total Attendances
2,658
1,837
2,658
2,035
Average Attendance per Session
17.5
12.1
17.5
13.3
Period 21st September - 31st
December 1953
No. of Sessions
65
65
Total Attendances
1,395
1,163
1,395
1,185
Average Attendance per Session
21.5
17.9
21.5
18.2
Total Attendances during the Year: Males, 8106; Females, 6220
Grand Total 14,326
TABLE 56
1954
Morning
Afternoon
No. of sessions held during the year
221
221
Males
Females
Males
Females
Total attendances
5,102
3,978
5,050
4,013
Average Attendance per Session
23.08
18.0
22.85
18.15
Total attendances; males 10,152, females 7,991, Total 18,143