[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. IlefectiA'es who liave been discharged from Institutions and are in need of friendly supervision, 4. Defectives who have immoral tendencies or have given birth to illegitimate children, but whose cireumstances are not such as to enable action to be taken at once under the Mental Deficienev Acts. 2. -To advise and assist persons who arc not certifiable under the Mental Deficiency or Lunacy Acts, but are unstalde or unbalanced and arc giving anxiety to parents and friends. 3. —To keep a register of all defectives in the ]?orough. 4. —To enter into schemes of work with the Board of Guardians and others as may be arranged. Particulars of Mental Defectives as on 1st January, 1934 :— (A.) “Subject to be dealt with” by the Local Authority. (B.) Who may become “subject to be dealt with” by the Local Authority. A.—Nu.mbek of Cases “Subject to be dealt with” :— 1. Under “Order” :— M. F. T. (a) (1) In Institutions (excl. cases Under 16 years of age 2 2 4 on Licence) Aged 16 years and over 17 18 36 (2) On Licence from Institutions ^ Under 16 years of age Aged 16 years and over 1 1 2 (6) (1) Under Guardianship (excl. Under 16 years of age — — — cases on Licence) Aged 16 years and over 1 1 2 (2) On Licence from Guardian- Under 16 years of age — — — ship Aged 16 years and over — — — 2. In “nlacps of safetv” 1 in places ot satety 1 — — — 3. Under Statutory Supervision Of whom :— 19 24 43 Awaiting removal to an Institution 1 1 2 4. Action not yet taken under any one of the above headings:— (а) Notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec. 2 (2) ) (б) Mental Defectives in receipt of Poor Relief:— — — — (1) Institutional— (a) In Public Assistance Institutions not approved under Sec. 37 — — — (6) In Institutions certi- ' (1) Cases “placed” under Sec, 3 — — — fied under the M.D. Acts (including those approved under Sec. 37) 16 12 27 ■ (2) Other cases... (2) Domiciliary ... 4 3 7 (c) Otherwise “ascertained” ••• ... ... ••• ••• — — —