[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![During 1958, 11 new cases were notified, 10 ty the Local Education Department, and one adult defective by the family doctor. Nine of these wereplaced under statutory supervision and tv;o under voluntary supervision. We have now on our register 220 defectives of both sexes, of these 53 males and 48 females are nndor statutory siipervision, 13 males and'23 females under voluntary supervision, and 1 male under guardianship. The remaining 38 males and 44 females are accommodated in hospitals mostly within the Birmingham Region. The giaardianship case was reviewed v/ith a view to discharge but his relatives have expressed a wish that he remain under guardianship. Keeping in mind the Ministry's Circular this case v/ill be reviewed periodically, A total of 484 visits were made to homes of mental defectives residing in the Borough, OCCUPATION CENTRE The Occupation Centre continues to function and it provides, for those children who a.re not suitable for educa,tion in an ordinary or special school, an essential service. The number of children and adults o.ttending this Centre remains at 50, They are picked up each morning at points near their homes and returned there in the afternoon. It was reported last year that an industria], section had been provided for male defectives over the age of 16 years. This continued to function 3 days per week during 1958, Recently a trainee male instructor has been appointed which enables this section to operate full time. The Voluntary Association of the parents and teachers of the mentally handicapped continues to function, o,nd through its efforts the children and their relatives were able to visit the Cloe Hills, Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Oxford and the Cotsv/olds, This alternative to the usual seaside trips proved welcome to all who participated in the outings. The usun,l Christmas Party v/a.s given to the children and'their parents and“v/o.s held, by kind permission of the Vicar, in Stc Thoma.s’s Church Hall, V/c tedee this opportunity to thank the Rev, Keith Murray for granting this facility, and a-lso the Deputy Chief Fire Officer, the Parks Superintendent and their respective staff for their help in decorating the hall on this occasion. We would also thank Alderman Norton who kindly presented a film show during the party. We owe a debt of gratitude to Mr, V/ade, Chief Fire and Ambulance Officer and his staff for co-operation throughout the year, particular?Ly in providing transport to and from the Centre for one of our defectives. LICENCED CASES During the year we had undor our supervision 3 males and 3 females licenced from hospitals to the care of their relatives, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS During 1958, 4 female defectives of various grades were admitted to hospital; of these 3 v/ere adm.itted informally. This procedure v/as in keeping with the Royal Coranission’s recommendations'and those of the Ministry of Health Circular a].rcady mentioned above. One defective was placed in hospital by her parents. CIRCUIAR 5/52 ADMISSIONS Arrangements were made through the Birmingham Regional Hospital -17-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171234_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
