OBSERVATIONS ON COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED AND ADMISSIONS TO INSTITUTIONS IN ONTARIO, 1954-63.

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  • Author(s): BERG JM; FOTHERINGHAM JB
  • Source:
    Canadian Medical Association journal [Can Med Assoc J] 1965 Feb 27; Vol. 92, pp. 465-8.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Canadian Medical Association Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 0414110 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0008-4409 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00084409 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Can Med Assoc J Subsets: OLDMEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Ottawa : Canadian Medical Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Age Distribution* ; Education of Intellectually Disabled* ; Hospitalization* ; Hospitals* ; Intellectual Disability* ; Persons with Mental Disabilities* ; Schools* ; Statistics as Topic*; Adolescent ; Canada ; Child ; Humans ; Ontario
    • Abstract:
      The relationship between community school facilities and first admissions of mentally retarded children to Ontario Institutions was investigated for the period 1954-1963. The number of educable (I.Q. 50-75) mentally retarded children aged 6-16 years in community schools rose consistently (92.1/100,000 population in 1954 to 190.1 in 1963), while first admissions of educable mentally retarded persons aged 5-19 years to Ontario Hospital Schools showed no consistent trend (2.0/100,000 in 1954 and 2.0 in 1963). The number of trainable (I.Q. 20-50) mentally retarded children aged 5-18 years in community retarded children's schools rose steadily (10.9/100,000 population in 1954 to 42.8 in 1963), while first admissions in this category aged 5-19 years demonstrated no consistent trend (2.6/100,000 in 1954 and 2.2 in 1963).No indication was found that the age distribution of these first admissions had changed from 1954 to 1963. Any effect that increased school facilities might have had in reducing first admissions may have been nullified by the very large demand for a limited number of beds.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: ADOLESCENCE*; CANADA*; CHILD*; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED*; MENTAL RETARDATION*; SCHOOLS*; STATISTICS*
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19650227 Date Completed: 19961201 Latest Revision: 20201209
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC1927814
    • Accession Number:
      14259338