Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 39
PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVE REPORTED
| 1958 | 1959 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Particulars of cases reported during the year:- | ||||||
| (1) Ascertainment - | ||||||
| (a) Cases reported by Local Education Authorities (Section 57, Education Act, 1944) - | ||||||
| (1) Under Section 57(3) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| (ii) Under Section 57(5):- | ||||||
| On leaving special schools | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| On leaving ordinary schools | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) Other ascertained defectives reported and found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" during the year | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| (c) Other reported cases ascertained who are not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| (d) Cases reported but not confirmed as defectives by 31st December and thus excluded from (a), (b) or (c) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Total no. of cases reported during the year | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| (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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| (ii) Placed under guardianship | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (iii) Taken to "places of safety" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (iv) placed under statutory supervision | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Total ascertained defectives found to be "Subject to be dealt with" | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| (b) Cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" - | ||||||
| (1) Placed under voluntary supervision | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| (11) Action unnecessary | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total cases not at present "Subject to be dealt with" | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |