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Twelve cases were removed from the register for reasons
as follows:—
Removed to other Areas—
Males 5. Females 3. Total 8.
Died—
Males 2. Females 1. Total 3.
Dealt with under the Lunacy Acts—
Males —. Females .1. Total 1.
Number of cases who were granted Licence—
Males 8. Females 3. Total 11.
Ascertainment.
The number of mental defectives dealt with for the first time
during the year was 51.
Feeble-minded Persons.
Included in this class of defective were 16 males and 16
females, of whom 5 males and 3 females were admitted to institutions.
The remainder were placed under supervision at home.
Regarding their physical condition, 1 male was also an
epileptic and 1 had spinal curvature. Of the females, 2 were
paralysed, 1 paralysed and epileptic, 1 epileptic, and 1 suffered
from heart disease.
Imbeciles.
These numbered 18 in all—13 males and 5 females, of whom
2 males and 1 female were placed in institutions. The remainder
were placed under supervision at home.
Physical examination revealed that 2 males were epileptics,
1 female paralysed, and 1 female partially blind and epileptic.
Moral Defectives.
Only 1 male moral defective was dealt with by being placed
in an institution. He was in fairly good physical condition.
The chief sources of information in regard to new cases of
mental defect were the Education, Public Assistance, and
Maternity and Child Welfare Committees. Of the 51 new cases
certified during the year, 32 were reported by the Officers ot these
Committees. In addition to those cases who were definitely certified,
30 persons were examined and found to be not mentally
defective.
Institutional Accommodation.
Considerable difficulty is still being experienced in obtaining
institutional accommodation for those defectives who require this
kind of care, especially for the lower grade cases.
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