[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lothian County Council.

  • West Lothian (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lothian County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LUNACY AND MENTAL DEFICIENCY Lunatics and Mental Defectives dealt with for the Year ended 31st December, 1949 Age Group Males Females Total 1. No. of lunatics removed to mental hospitals ... ... 20—30 2 4 6 30—40 3 4 7 40—50 3 2 5 50—GO 2 3 5 60—70 1 2 3 Over 70 5 6 11 16 21 37 2. No. of voluntary patients removed to mental hospitals ... 7 6 13 3. No. of lunatics boarded out in private dwellings at 31st December, 1949 5 2 7 Mental Defectives— 4. No. of mental defectives removed to certi- fied institutions 2 2 5. No. of mental defectives re-certified and detention continued 11 8 19 6. No. of new cases placed under guardian- ship — — — 7. No. of certified and uncertified mental defectives boarded out in private dwel- lings 17 16 43 8. No. on waiting lists for admissions to certified institution 12 4 16