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No. of visits 301
No. of interviews 52
Visits to Social Agencies, etc 25
Psychiatric Social Club
P.S,W. attended every Tuesday evening.
15 visits were made in connection with the club, These figures are not included
ip the above figures.
Mental Deficiency
Defectives seen once with D.A.O 21
No. of defectives requiring special visits during period 5
No. of visits made on these cases 9
No. of interviews 2
LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS.
A twenty four hour rota system is operated by the three male Duly Authorised Officers;
calls for their services after normal office hours being made through the Councils Ambulance
Control.
During the year the Officers were called upon on 29U occasions, with the following
results:–
Disposal of Cases
M.
F.
Total
Admitted to mental hospitals as:–
(a) Voluntary patients
15
60
105
(b) Urgency Orders
20
16
36
(c) Temporary Orders
3
8
11
(d) Certified Cases
3
6
9
Admitted for Observation
1
–
1
No statutory action taken
43
89
132
Totals:
115
179
294
In addition to the above 203 visits were made in connection with mental illness,
49