Annual report : presented to the Darenth & Stone Hospital Management Committee : 1949 / Darenth Park Hospital.

  • Darenth Park Hospital (Dartford, England)
Date:
1949
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Credit: Annual report : presented to the Darenth & Stone Hospital Management Committee : 1949 / Darenth Park Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. PART II. MEDICAL AND PHYSthat.- REPORT. The percentage of distribution of admissions certified -under Sections of the Mental Deficiency Acts of 1913^27-38 w&s Male0 Female* Under Section 6 7 8 9 15 »r it n M 1! 27% 5% Wo % % 14% On Licence Wftg?-. The percentage of age. groups of the 107 male admissions Under. 16 yrs* 16-20 yrs. 21-30 yrs. 31-40 yrs. 41-60 yrs* 9# 38# 19# 18# , 16# and of these, 85# were feebleminded and 19^ imbecile* The percentage of age groups of the 51 female admissions- wap s- Under 16 yrs. 16-20 yrs. 21-30 yrs* 31-40 yrs. 41-60 yrs. 33# 41# 16# and of these 51 admissions, 84# were feebleminded and 16# were imbecile. 22 of the male admissions under of the hM ft history of Im'heny f of ftfp# either os* ind^eent* Features of note with regard to admissions were $** 1* that the highest percantage of males was in the 16-20 year old group, 2, that 74# of female admissions were in the 16-2$ year old group* 3. 32# of male admissions were so admitted under Sections 8 and 9 of the Act* This means that among the admissions were a significant number of feebleminded young offenders and delinquents in whom the reasons for certification were rather more social than intellectual* The general health of the patients was good and another year passed without any serious epidemic* The absence of any proven cases of dysentery is a matter for congratulation. In those treated for common everyday ailments, mild septic conditions of skin, minor injuries and respiratory infections formed the bulk of the cases. The figures for everyday illness, serious illness, tuberculosis and deaths during the year clearly show that males were much more susceptible to respiratory trouble than females*