[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS 1913-1938 ]. Particulars of cases reported during 1952. (a) Cases at 31st December ascertained to be defectives “ subject to be dealt with.” Action taken on reports by:— (i) Local Education Authorities on children (1) While at school or liable to attend school (2) On leaving special schools... (3) On leaving ordinary schools (ii) Police or by Courts (iii) Other sources fb) Cases reported but not regarded at 31st December as defectives “subject to be dealt with ” on any ground (c) Cases reported but not confirmed as defectives by 31st December and thus excluded from (a) or (b) During 1952 Under Aged 16 age 16. and over. M F M F 10 — — — — — — 2 Total Cases on Authority’s Ttegisters as at 1.1.1953. Under Aged 16 age 16. and over, M F M F Total number of cases reported during the year 10 1 2 2 2. Disposal of Cases. (a) Of the cases ascertained to be defectives “ subject to be dealt with ” number (i) Placed under Statutory Super- vision (ii) Placed under Guardianship ... (iii) Taken to “Places of Safety”... (iv) Admitted to Institutions (b) Of the cases not ascertained to be defectives “ subject to be dealt with ” number (i) Placed under Voluntary Super- vision (ii) Action unnecessary 10 — — 2 36 14 76 1 66 — 11—7 2 4 77 71 10 1 2 2 48 20 155 138 Classification of defectives in the Com- munity on 1.1.53. (a) Cases included in item 2(a) (i) to (iii) above in need of institutional care :—■ (1) In urgent need of institutional care :— (i) “ cot and chair ” cases (ii) ambulant low grade cases (iii) medium grade cases (iv) high grade cases (2) Not in urgent need of institutional care :—■ (i) “cot and chair” cases tii) ambulant low grade cases tiii) medium grade cases riv) high grade cases Total of items 3(a)... 8 14 10](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927461_0052.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
