[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham] page 60

East Ham 1956

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

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TABLE 41

MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938

PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 31st, DECEMBER EACH YEAR

		1956			1957
		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
1. No. of ascertained mental defectives found "Subject to be dealt with":-
(a) In hospitals, etc. (in cluding cases on licence therefrom)	Under 16 years of age	20	6	26	21	6	27
	Aged 16 years and over	87	90	177	85	89	174
(b) xUnder guardianship (including cases on licence therefrom)	Under 16 years of age	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Aged 16 years and over	1	5	6	1	5	6
(c) In "places of safety"		-	-	-	-	-	-
(d) under statutory supervision (ex cluding cases on licence)	under 16 years of age	15	18	33	14	18	32
	Aged 16 years and over	79	64	143	82	68	150
Total ascertained cases found to be "subject to be dealt with"		202	183	385	203	186	389
No. of cases included in (b) to (d) above awaiting removal to an institution		2	1	3	1	-	1
2. No. of mental defectives not at present "subject to be dealt with" but over whom some form of voluntary supervision is maintalned:-
Under 16 years of age Age 16 years and over		26	25	51	27	26	53
Total number of mental defectives (1) plus (2)		228	208	436	230	212	442
3. No. of mental defectives receiving tralnlng:-
(a) In day training centres	Under 16 years of age	12	13	25	11	12	23
(a) In day training centres	Aged 16 years and over	18	12	30	19	14	33
(b) At home		-
Total		30	25	55	30	26	56

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x No defectives under guardianship were dealt with during the two years under the
provisions of section 8 or 9.