[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS 1913-1938. Ascertaiiinient of new mental defectives is made by the County ]Medical Oflicer. Children who are backward are referred either by Head Teachers or District Nurse/Health Visitors. During the year no children of school age were referred by the Local Education Authority to the Health Committee under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944. On the 31st December, 1958, the number of ascertained cases from the Authority’s area was as follows: M F Total In certified institutions 13 16 29 ^In “Places of Safety’’ 1 — 1 Under supervision 30 19 49 *This male defective has obtained employment in an adjoining county since January 1959. Two males and three females were awaiting institutional accommodation at the end of the year. Defectives from the County are in the undermentioned Institutions : Brynhyfryd Hospital Pantglas Hall Llys Maldwyn Hospital Coed Du Institution Stoke Park Colony, Bristol Royal Earlsfield Institution Broughton Hospital Hensol Castle St. David’s Hospital Ely Hospital, Cardiff M F Total 6 17 — 44 2 2 4 — 22 3—3 1 — 1 — 1.1 1 4 5 — 1 1 — 1 1 13 16 29 One patient (male) who was previously in Brentry Hospital is now out on licence.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28875126_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
