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follows:—Public Assistance Officer, 14 cases (6 males and
8 females); removals from other areas, 3 cases (one male and
2 females); local police court, one male; Board of Control, one
male; local hospital, one female; Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee, one female. In addition, 6 cases—2 males and
4 females—were cases who had been under friendly supervision.
Removed from register. Table III shows the reasons
because of which 24 cases were removed from the register during
the year.
Particulars of the cases shown in the above table as having
removed from West Ham were forwarded to the area to which
the defective had removed.
Of the 8 males and 3 females who died, the cause of death
in each case was as follows:—Males: broncho-pneumonia, 1;
bronchiectasis, 1; hypostatic pneumonia and spastic paraplegia, 1;
lobar-pneumonia and severe epilepsy, 1; Little's disease and idiocy,
1; bronchitis and cardiac failure, 1; acute enteritis, bronchopneumonia
and pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, 1; heart failure,
fatty degeneration and chronic constipation, 1. Females:
Intestinal statis, 1; meningitis and cystitis, 1; status epilepticus, 1.
Continuation orders. During the year 70 Continuation
Orders were received:—For five years: males, 24; females, 25;
total, 49. For one year: males, 12; females, 9; total, 21.
Work of this section.
Ascertainment. The number of mental defectives dealt
with for the first time during the year was 59. In addition to
these, 16 cases (8 males and 8 females) were investigated but
proved to be not certifiable at present. Of these 14 (7 males and
7 females) were cases who were allowed to leave the special schools
between the ages of 14 and 16 years in order that they could take
up employment. These cases are kept under friendly supervision
until the age of 16 years, when they are re-examined and placed on
the register if found certifiable. Of the other two cases (one male
and one female) the female was reported by the police, having
appeared before the court charged with petty larceny, and the
male was reported by his employer. Both of these cases were
definitely not certifiable under the Mental Deficiency Acts. The
case reported by his employer was, however, drafted to the
Psychological Clinic for treatment.
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