London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
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reduced when Dr. Cralke resigned in October and a promising year finished with only two full Psychiatric sessions weekly. The loss of the Psychiatric Social Worker was severely felt, the more so as the value of the full team had begun to make itself
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knowledge is essentially similar to that given to psychiatric social workers. Training in psychiatric social work is slowly emerging as a result of the changing attitude and conscience of the community to mental illness. But we have far too few psychiatric
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worker, psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologist, registrar and senior house officers in psychiatry. Advice is now given to students at Uxbridge Technical College by the Principal Medical Officer (Mental Health) on psychiatric problems,
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Clinic has progressively expanded over the years and the establishment of all specialists involved has increased except for the two psychiatric sessions, which have remained unaltered now for 21 years. It is regrettable that as a result of the
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191 NUMBER OF PATIENTS AWAITING ENTRY TO HOSPITAL, OR ADMITTED FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CARE DURING 1966 Mentally ill Elderly
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25 Service, particularly in psychiatric hospitals. More patients were nursed at home than last year, but the significant increase is in those who require the greatest
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referred to the clinic for treatment in addition to 192 children from neighbouring districts. A total of 2,571 psychiatric interviews were carried out and 3,743 interviews with other members of the clinic staff. At the end of the year 303 cases
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terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 2 0.82 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 2 2 Others:- Child Psychotherapist 2 1 Clerk/Typist 3 3 The Psychiatrists are employed by arrangement with
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terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 2 0. 82 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 3 3 Others:- Child Psychotherapist 2 1 Clerk/Typist 3 3 The Psychiatrists are employed by arrangement with
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terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 2 0.82 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 3 3 Others:- Child Psychotherapist 2 1 Clerk/Typist 3 3 The Psychiatrists are employed by arrangement with
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terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 2 0.82 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 3 3 Others Child Psychotherapist 3 1.18 Clerk/Typist 4 3.5 The Psychiatrists are employed by arrangement
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terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers Psychiatrists 2 0.82 Educational Psychologists 2 2 Psychiatric Social Workers 2 2 Others:- Child Psychotherapist 2 0.73 Clerk/Typist 4 3.5 The Psychiatrists are employed by arrangement
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Social Worker Supervisor, Junior Training Centre Educational Psychologist Psychiatric Social Worker Speech Therapist Mrs. A. Martin, B.A. (Hons.), H.O. Training Certificate Mrs. M. Barlow, Dip.N.A.M.H.
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Educational Psychologists Miss D. Waldeck, B.A. (Hons.) Mrs. A. Court, B.Sc., Diploma in Educational Psychology Psychiatric Social Workers Mrs. B. Litauer, A.A.P.S.W.,Mental Health Diploma, London, Social Science Diploma, London C. M. Oakley,A.A.P.S.W.,B.Soc.,Dip.Crim.
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(commenced 19.4.72) Mrs. J. Simmons, M.C.S.P. Speech Therapist Mrs. M. Tong, L.C.S.T. (commenced 16.10.72) Psychiatric Social Worker Miss G. E. Stoneham Psychotherapist Mrs. M. Livesey, N.F.F.Diploma, Assn. of Child Psychotherapists 11
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equivalent number of whole-time officers (i) Psychiatrists — 2 .82 (ii) Educational Psychologists 2 2 (iii) Psychiatric Social Workers 4 4 (iv) Child Psycho- Therapists (Contractual) 2 - .41
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arrangements with Hospital Authorities (i) Psychiatrists — 2 .82 (ii) Educational Psychologists 3 — 1.5 (iii) Psychiatric Social Workers 4 — 4.0 (iv) Child Psycho- Therapists ( Contractual) 3 — .91
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arrangements with Hospital Authorities (i) Psychiatrists - 2 .8 (ii) Educational Psychologists 3 1.5 1.5 (iii) Psychiatric Social Workers 5 - 5.0 (iv) Child Psychotherapists (Contractual) 1 - .7 (v) Remedial Teacher 1 - 1.0
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cent, whilst the number referred by general practitioners remained substantially the same as in 1966. The increase in the number of referrals from hospital sources may be accounted for by the continued availability of the services of mental
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Progression in the provision of Mental Health Services; There is in the Borough a large hospital being developed as a psychiatric unit. In view of the changed attitude towards mental ill health many patients who have been long term inmates of mental hospitals
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promoted. Close liaison with psychiatric hospitals continues especially in the field of after-care. The Psychiatric Advisory Committee to the Medical Officer of Health (Psychiatric Hospital Consultants) met at intervals to discuss current
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the psychiatric field. Unhappily, only an insignificant number of pre-school children can be seen in the ordinary way at the Hornsey and Tottenham centres and it must be said that the lack of psychiatric help readily available for them is a
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which may be helpful in psychiatric consultation. Dr. Meyer suggests the health visitor will be able to act increasingly as a liaison between psychiatrist and family. The under-five clinic has no psychiatric social worker and this is an aspect
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Rehabilitation Association provided a weekly club at Poplar House,catering both for in and out-patients attending St. Clement's Hospital. Emergency Service. Prom 1st April, 1965, St. Clement's Hospital undertook to provide an emergency service
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skilled nursing attention or medical treatment. The weekly charge made by the Mental After Care Association in respect of all persons maintained in the Association's homes has remained at 54s. 10d. a head throughout the year. Visits have been
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were made available, it had not been possible to increase the staff of the psychiatric service in the clinic. However, by the end of the year a Psychiatric Social Worker was appointed and will be expected to take an active role in the next year.
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provide suitable specialist medical staff. Dr. Crosse had indicated his willingness to accept consultant psychiatric responsibility for the whole area of the new Borough and on 2nd February 1965 the Education Committee agreed to provide
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Psychiatric Social Worker. The long interval between the resignation of one member of the staff and her replacement has led to a slowing down in the possibility of treatment. Particular difficulties were experienced because of the long period with
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work of the Psychiatric Social Workers in the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics. Miss Chaloner has visited the Northolt Clinic fortnightly and, since June, Miss Price has made regular visits to Mattock Lane. Both Psychiatric Social Workers
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hospitals informally and 37 were so admitted. In addition, 38 were compulsorily removed to hospital by mental welfare officers under Part IV of the Mental Health Act 1959. Day Rehabilitation Centres The day centre organised by the Psychiatric
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educational psychologists deal mainly with problems arising in school. If the problem seems to be of emotional origin, the child may be referred to the psychiatrist by the school medical officer, family doctor, hospital service, and sometimes
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compulsory detention in psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act, 1959. Both the mental welfare officers and the mental health social workers transport patients in their cars to and from the psychiatric hospitals, in case of emergency.
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PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN Dr.Little who holds a joint appointment which includes being Psychiatrist to the Leyton Child Guidance
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changes of staff. Mrs. Guttsman left to take up an appointment nearer her home, and Miss Moffatt took her place as Psychiatric Social Worker in April. Miss Reed (Mrs. Allen) left at the end of July as her husband had a year's appointment in New York,
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Senior Psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Gillespie, reports as follows :— Staffing.—During 1951 the average number of psychiatric sessions worked was 7½ per week. Dr. Haffner resigned from the Clinic in October, and since then only six sessions have been
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30 During the year the psychologist made 147 visits, allocated to the different types of school as follows: Nursery and Infant
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for Queens Road Adult Training Centre. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre Dr.John Wilder, Director of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, has sent us this report:- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's contribution to the
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local authorities, One of the first links must be with the local Psychiatric Hospital and with the Psychiatric Units of the local general hospitals, and home visiting should be shared by hospital psychiatric social workers and local authority
