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London County Council 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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out in the following statements, submitted by Dr. Wm. Moodie, the director of the clinic:—

Ages of Children referred.Boys.Girls.Ages of Children referred.Boys.Girls.
5 years4112 years1612
6 ,,9613 ,,86
7 ,,12214 ,,87
8 „10615 „1
9 ,,181016 ,,1
1075No record54
11,,87
Total10766

Source of reference.

Head teachers42
Care committees39
School doctors27
Parents19
School medical officer10
HospitalsChildren's courts10
8
Invalid Children's Aid Association2
Private doctor1
Other sources15
Total173

Reasons for reference.

Backwardness37
Nervousness24
Theft23
Behaviour at home16
Behaviour in school15
Enuresis12
Temper tantrums11
Stammering and speech defects8
Truancy5
Sex troubles and masturbation5
Night terrors3
Delinquency1
Wandering1
Migraine1
Lethargy1
Suicidal tendency1
No record9
Total173

N.B.—Children are often referred for more than one difficulty, but the major one only has been
included in this table.

Assignment of cases.

Full service32 per cent.
Special service43 „ „
Diagnostic and unassigned25 „ „
100 „ „

Results of treatment-—Full service cases.

Adjusted53 per cent.
Partly adjusted23 „ „
Unadjusted17 „ „
Transferred to other clinics3 „ „
Permanently placed4,, ,,
100 „ „

N.B.—These percentages refer to all (including
Council) cases dealt with at
the clinic.
N.B.-—The term "partly adjusted" indicates
that, though seemingly normal, some
latent instability persists, and may
cause recurrence of difficulties at a
later date.
East London
child
guidance
clinic.
The work at the East London child guidance clinic, which is organised at the
Jew's Free school, Whitechapel, by the Jewish Health Organisation of Great Britain,
has continued during the year, under the direction of Dr. Emanuel Miller. With
the approval of the Board of Education, the attendances of children at this clinic
are, as at the other two child guidance clinics mentioned in this report, counted as
equivalent to attendance at school. From the report submitted by Dr. Miller, it
appears that, during 1932, the total number of cases referred to the clinic was 177
(129 boys and 48 girls), of which 150 were in attendance at Council schools. The age
distribution was as follows: under 5 years of age, 5; between 5 and 14 years, 152;
over 14 years, 20.