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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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59.
TABLE 40
PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED
| 1956 | 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Particulars of cases reported during the year:- | ||||||
| (1) Ascertainment - | ||||||
| (a) Cases reported by Local Education Authorities (Section 67, Education Act, 1944) - | ||||||
| (1) Under Section 57(3) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (11) Under Section 57(5):- | ||||||
| On leaving special schools | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| On leaving ordinary schools | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Other ascertained defectives reported and found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" during the year | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| (c) Other reported cases ascertained who are not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (d) Cases reported but not confirmed as defectives by 31st December and thus excluded from (a), (b) or (c) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total no. of cases reported during the year | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| (2) Disposal of cases reported during the year:- | ||||||
| (a) Ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | ||||||
| (1) Admitted to Hospital etc. | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (11) Placed under guardianship | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (111) Taken to "places of safety" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (1v) Placed under statutory supervision | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| (b) Cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" - | ||||||
| (1) placed under voluntary supervision | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| (11) Action unnecessary | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |