[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (•('rtifyino’ offic't'rs under the M('ntal Defieieney Acts (as amended). 'I'lu' (’ounty is divided into four areas eontrolled from the central oHiee and in each ar(*a there is a Duly Authorised Officer. 'The Didy Authorista] Officers aia* also District iWelfare Officers operating imd(M- th(‘ National Assist.'ine(‘ Act, 191S. On the central staff the {‘Stahlishment provides for a trained psyc'hiatrie social worker and a menial health so('ial worker. 'Three members of the ('ouneil’s h(‘ad(|uarters staff :\vv also approv(‘d <as Duly Authorised Officers. I’nder arran^c'inents with api)ro])riate He»:ional Hosj)ital Hoards and tlu‘ Hospital Manao’cnumt (’ommittees, the C’ouncil undertakes llu' domiciliary supei‘\'ision of dtd’ec'tives who are on lie(‘nee from institutions and ot lu'r pei’sons sutferin<>: from mental illness residing in th(‘ii’ own homes oi‘ with I’riends or (unployers in the County. No duti(‘s hav(‘ Ix-on d(‘l(‘i>at(‘d hy the Council to \'oluntary xAssocia- t ions. AeroiiNT OK wokk kndkr r\Ki:N in thk Co^tMI^NITy. Mcuinl Defectives. All mental d(‘feetives la'sidinn; in the County wlio are under Statutory Su|)('r\ision or lie(‘ns(‘d from Institutions and under Cuardianship Ord(‘rs are i-e^xularly \ isited by the Council's Duly Authoris(‘d Offi(H'rs or tlu' social worker, who provide a ^j^eneral W(‘lfare and advisory service for the j)arents and guardians as well as for tlu‘ defectives. During the year ten mental defectives under statutory supervision have been re-examined hy the ('ouneil’s approved Medical Offie(‘rs, as a rt'sult of wlTudi three eases have been la'juoved from th(‘ Couneil's records. Owing to th(‘ s(*attered nature of the C'ounty it has not been |)raetieable to establish oe(*u|)ation (‘entres for mental defectives. Instruction in occupational and handicraft work was, however, ])rovided by the Council during fhe year for 31 defectives residing in tlu'ir own home's, this work bt'ing undertaken hy the social worker. Statistics relating to mental defieieney for lO.a.a are shown in th(' following table : — .Vo. of now cases ascertained during the year 49 Xo. of eases removed from register during year otherwise than ]>y transfers 8 Xo. of {‘ases admittxM] to institutions 15 Xo. of eases ji’waiting beds in institutions at the end of the year 26 Xo. of defectives on the r('gister at the end of tlie year under : — Male Female Total v^tatutorv Supervision 162 134 296 Voluntarv Su]V(''rvision 12 6 18 Cuardianship —- 1 1 r.ieence 8 13 21 Totals 182 154 636