[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire).

  • Lindsey (England : County). County Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Register of mental defectives as on 31.12.54 Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total 1. Disposal of cases M F M F (a) Cases “ subject to be dealt with ” (i) Under statutory supervision (ii) Under guardianship . (iii) In “ places of safety ” (iv) In institutions (b) Cases not at present “ subject to be dealt with ” (i) Under voluntary supervision (ii) Action unnecessary. 93 1 37 84 1 10 166 3 224 73 142 4 204 67 485 9 475 140 Total number of defectives on the register on 31.12.54 . 131 95 466 417 1,109 2. Classification of cases (a) Awaiting institutional care :— (1) Urgent (i) Cot and chair cases . — 1 1 4 6 (ii) Ambulant low grade cases 2 1 4 1 8 (iii) Medium grade cases 4 1 7 5 17 (iv) High grade cases. — 1 3 4 8 (2) Not urgent (i) Cot and chair cases 1 1 O 6 10 (ii) Ambulant low grade cases 3 4 2 — 9 (iii) Medium grade cases. 6 1 15 12 34 (iv) High grade cases. 1 4 5 10 Total number of defectives waiting insti¬ tutional care on 31.12.54 . 16 11 38 37 102 (b) Considered suitable for training :— (i) Occupation centre . 81 71 17 21 190 (ii) Industrial centre ... . — — 12 10 22 (iii) Home training . 5 9 3 3 20 Total . 86 80 32 34 232 (c) Receiving training :— (i) In occupation centre 29 30 1 3 63 (ii) In industrial centre — — — — -- (iii) At home ... . 1 - Total. 29 30 1 3 63 3. Cases removed from register during 1954 :— M F Total (a) Ceased to be under care 3 6 9 (b) Died, removed from area, or lost sight of ... 29 20 49 Total 32 26 58 4. (a) Number of cases under supervisor] or guardianship who have given birth to children while unmarried during 1954 .. ... I (b) Number of cases who have married during 1954 ... 2 male 3 female
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