[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mental Subnormality Additions to the Register During 1962, 12 new cases were added to the register. Of these 7 were notified by West Bromwich Education Authority under Section 57/3 of the Education Act of 1944, there were two transfers - one from Leicestershire County Council and the other from Staffordshire County Council, and 3 were notified from other sources — Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the Children's Department. Details of these are as follows:- Notified by West Bromwich Education Authority Transferred from Leicestershire and Staffordshire County Council Other sources Under 16 Over 16 M Subnormal Severely Subnormal 1 Subnormal Severely Subnormal 1 Subnormal Severely Subnormal 2 F M F 6 1 1 Of those notified by the Local Education Authority, 5 females are attending the Training Centre, the remaining 2 patients are receiving friendly visitation. The 2severe!y subnormal patients notified by the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, were admitted St. Margaret’s Hospital, as informal patients. The severely subnormal girl over the age of 16 years, notified by the Children’s Department, has been admitted to Monyhull Hall Hospital as an informal patient. Hospital Care During 1962, 5 patients were admitted to hospital, 4 on an informal basis and one through the Courts under Section 60 of the Mental Health Act, 1959. Of the 4 informal admissions, 3 were severely subnormal children - 2 boys and 1 girl, and one boy had 2 short-stay periods during the year to relieve the parents. At the end of 1962, 152 West Bromwich persons were in receipt of care and training in various hospitals and homes. Their classifications under the Mental Health Act, 1959, were as follows:-