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Number of children dealt with over 5 years of age—Boys, 101;
Girls, 103.
Number of children dealt with under 5 years of age, 56.
345 supervisory visits were made during the year, and in
addition 70 miscellaneous visits were made.
(c) Central Boot Fund Committee.—The Honorary Secretary,
Mr. A. J. Blackhall, has very kindly sent the following
account of the work of the Boot Fund during 1936:—
' 'The financial position of the fund remained stable during the
year 1936, and in consequence over eleven hundred pairs of boots
were distributed at an approximate expenditure of £350."
(d) Miss S. C. Turner, Secretary of the Essex Voluntary
Association for Mental Welfare, kindly contributes the following
report on work in Walthamstow:—
"The Essex Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare has had
another active year in close co-operation with the local Mental and
After-Care Committee and has to record an increase of work, this
showing not that the number of defectives in Walthamstow has
become larger, but that more is being done for those known to exist.
"The number of defectives under the respective headings is as
follows:—
Males. Females. Total.
Under Statutory Supervision 48 54 102
Under Orders of Guardianship 1 3 4
On licence from Certified Institutions 1 3 4
Under Voluntary Supervision 93 101 194
"The relative incidence of defect among the sexes is not
reflected by the above figures, which do not include numbers in
Institutions. Experience commonly shows a larger number of boys
than girls, and of women than men, for reasons which may not be
far to seek.
"In our last report reference was made to an investigation
which was being undertaken by the Central Association for Mental
Welfare into the incidence and circumstances of epileptics, for
whom as a class there is little provision. The Central Association
has now made known the findings of their workers in a report which
they describe as a preliminary survey. This contains a great deal
that is interesting, and a copy of the report could no doubt be
obtained from the Central Association. Complete figures are