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East Ham 1958

[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	4	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	4	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	14	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	-	-	-