[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (B) Mental Deficiency (Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-1938) Under age 16 Aged 16 and over M. F. M. F. (1) Particulars of Cases Reported during 1957:— (a) Cases at 31st December, 1957, ascertained to be defectives “subject to be dealt with” ... Number in which action taken on reports by (1) Local Education Authorities on children (i) While at school or liable to attend school... j i 1 j ! 1 i 1 1 i (ii) On leaving special schools... — — — — (hi) On leaving ordinary schools 1 1 — — (2) Police or by Courts — — — — (3) Other sources 2 , 2 3 1 (b) Cases reported who were found to be defectives but were not, at 31st December, 1957, regarded as “subject to be dealt with” on any ground i ] i i i j 1 (c) Cases reported who were not regarded as defectives or in which action was incomplete at 31st December, 1957, and are thus excluded from (a) or (b) ... 1 j i i — — Total 4 4 3 1 (2) Disposal of Cases Reported during 1957:— (a) Of the cases ascertained to be defectives “subject to be dealt with” (i.e., at (l)(a)), number:— (i) Placed under Statutory Supervision 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 : (ii) Placed under Guardianship — — — — (hi) Taken to “Places of Safety” — — 1 1 (iv) Admitted to Hospitals... 1 1 1 (b) Of the cases not ascertained to be defectives “subject to be dealt with” (i.e., at (l)(b)), number:— (i) Placed under Voluntary Supervision 1 (ii) Action imnecessary — — — Total 3 4 3 2 (3) Number of Mental Defectives for whom care was arrang¬ ed BY THE Local Health Authority under Circular 5/52 DURING 1957, AND ADMITTED TO:— (a) National Health Service Hospitals 1 1 (b) Elsewhere 1 — — — Total 2 1 — — (4) Total Cases on Authority’s Register at 31/12/57:— (i) Under Statutory Supervision 9 10 11 19 (ii) Under Guardianship — — — 1 (hi) In “Places of Safety” 2 — 1 — (iv) In Hospitals 5 2 58 40 (v) Under Voluntary Supervision — — 7 9 Total 16 12 77 69 (5) Number of Defectives under Guardianship on 31st Decem¬ ber, 1957, WHO WERE DEALT WITH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF Section 8 or 9, Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 (included in (4)(ii)): .' . (6) Classification of Defectives in the Community on 31/12/57 (according to need at that date):— (a) Cases included in (4)(i)—(ih) in need of hospital care and i reported accordingly to the hospital authority (1) In urgent need of hospital care:— (i) “cot and chair” cases 1 1 j 1 ] i j j (ii) ambulant low grade cases 2 — 1 1 - (hi) medium grade cases — i j 1 (iv) high grade cases — i — — j 1 Total urgent cases 3 i — 1 1 2 I