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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following table shows the number of children admitted and discharged, with the reasons for admission and the placements on discharge.
| Bedensfield | Murchison | |
|---|---|---|
| Number still in Group from 1970 | 6 | 5 |
| Number of new admissions | 15 | 12 |
| Reasons for Admission: | ||
| Physically handicapped | 4 | 3 |
| Retarded | 2 | 5 |
| Speech Defect | 1 | |
| Visual Defect | 1 | |
| Behaviour, social reasons | 6 | 4 |
| Handicapped Parents | 1 | |
| Placements on Discharge: | ||
| Marlborough Special School | 2 | 4 |
| Infant Special Class | 1 | 1 |
| Education Nursery Class | 2 | 1 |
| School for Physically Handicapped | - | 1 |
| Ordinary Playgroup | 5 | 1 |
| Ordinary Infant School | 2 | |
| Left area | 2 | |
| Still in Group December 1971 | 9 | 7 |
The following table shows the length of time the children remained in the Groups.
| Bedensfield | Murchison | |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 term | 5 | 3 |
| 2 terms | 2 | 3 |
| 3 terms | 3 | 4 |
| 4 terms | - | 1 |
| 5 terms | 1 | |
| 6 or more | 1 | |
| Still in Group | 9 | 6 |
Dr. S. Cohen, Medical Officer in Department, who supervises the Colyers Lane Assessment Group
reports:
"The Colyers Lane Assessment Group was started in March, with five handicapped children,
meeting Monday and Wednesday mornings. The needs of three at least of these children were
so urgent that we started the Group even before the special play equipment arrived, which
was not until some weeks later. This was unforeseen but educative since we found that the
children made use of the space and a minimum of ordinary clinic toys, each other and each
other's parents, in a most interesting way and that this sufficed for the first four weeks to
bring a sense of belonging to the Group.
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