Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (iv)—Service given to patients 'discharged' 1952-1959 (including service given, where necessary, to parents)
Service given* | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Diagnosis only | 85 | 33.3 | 90 | 24.7 | 135 | 34.6 | 110 | 29.1 | 131 | 32.3 | 142 | 37.1 | 155 | 36.9 | 179 | 36.4 |
Supervision only—child | 26 | 10.2 | 40 | 11.0 | 39 | 10.0 | 59 | 15.6 | 64 | 15.6 | 43 | 11.2 | 57 | 13.6 | 90 | 18.3 |
Supervision only— parent | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 51 | 12.1 | 27 | 5.5 | ||||||
Child therapy—group | 6 | 2.4 | 18 | 4.9 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 14 | 3.3 | 14 | 2.8 | |
Child therapy— individual | 137 | 53.7 | 202 | 55.5 | 198 | 50.8 | 194 | 51.3 | 189 | 46.5 | 164 | 42.8 | 192 | 45.7 | 178 | 36.2 |
Child therapy— educational | 14 | 5.5 | 25 | 6.9 | 23 | 5.9 | 19 | 5.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 24 | 6.3 | 21 | 5.0 | 35 | 7.1 |
Casework with parent | Not recorded | 63 | 17.3 | 101 | 25.9 | 124 | 32.8 | 105 | 25.9 | 124 | 32.4 | 178 | 42.4 | 222 | 45.1 | |
268 | 438 | 505 | 513 | 517 | 525 | 668 | 745 |
*More than one type of service was given in many cases.
‡First recorded in 1958. No details available for earlier years.
Table (v)— 'Discharges' —Reasons for closure 1952-1959
Reason for closure | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Service complete | 109 | 42.7 | 168 | 46.2 | 175 | 44.9 | 152 | 40.2 | 173 | 42.7 | 174 | 45.4 | 165 | 39.4 | 208 | 42.4 |
Transferred to other treatment | 30 | 11.8 | 41 | 11.3 | 36 | 9.2 | 23 | 6.1 | 24 | 5.9 | 20 | 5.2 | 30 | 7.1 | 28 | 5.7 |
Placed as maladjusted or placing recommended | 3 | 1.2 | 13 | 3.5 | 24 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.2 | 26 | 6.4 | 29 | 7.5 | 45 | 10.7 | 46 | 9.3 |
Received into care | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.6 | 9 | 2.1 | 12 | 2.4 | ||
Further attendance impossible | 28 | 11.0 | 44 | 12.1 | 48 | 12.3 | 44 | 11.6 | 41 | 10.1 | 42 | 11.0 | 36 | 8.6 | 46 | 9.3 |
Ceased attendance before completion | 77 | 30.2 | 95 | 26.1 | 105 | 26.9 | 140 | 37.0 | 137 | 33.7 | 68 | 17.8 | 95 | 22.6 | 116 | 23.6 |
Treatment refused | 44 | 11.5 | 40 | 9.5 | 36 | 7.3 | ||||||||||
Not known | 8 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total children | 255 | 364 | 390 | 378 | 406 | 383 | 420 | 492 |