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Ealing 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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70, one was recommended for residential care ; 38 were recommended
for attendance at a Special School ; and 5 were considered unsuitable
for formal education.
Table IV. Ages.
An analysis of the ages at which children were referred to the
Centre shows that we have a peak at 10 - 12 years, and another at
7-8 years. The distribution seems to be fairly even over the whole
of the 5-14 year range, but this would not necessarily be the case
if the purely educational problems had been excluded.
Changes in Environment.
A change of environment was recommended in 43 cases. This
includes the 38 children recommended for a Special School, and the
one child recommended for residential care. Of the remaining
4 children, one was recommended for a school for maladjusted
children, one was recommended for a school for epileptics, and in
two cases a change of school was recommended.
TABLE I.
Analysis of Work.
| Total number of cases referred to the Centre in 1945 | 276 | |
| Total number of cases brought forward from 1944 waiting list | 22 | |
| 298 | ||
| Total number of new cases dealt with by Psychiatrist or Psychologist : | ||
| Boys | 119 | |
| Girls | 83 | |
| 202 | ||
| Number of cases investigated by Social W orker but not seen at the Centre (included above), 43. | ||
| Number of cases withdrawn before investigation | 26 | |
| Number of cases referred to Educational Psychologist | 55 | |
| Nunber of cases remaining on waiting list for interview at the Centre | 15 | |
| 298 | ||
| Analysis of Cases seen at the Centre. | ||
| Total number of new cases seen | 159 | |
| A. Diagnosis and Advice only | 29 | |
| B. I.Q. and Advice only (including 44 with I.Q. below 70) | 90 | |
| C. Treatment : | ||
| (1) Psychiatrist | 5 | |
| (2) Psychologist (Play Therapy) | 12 | |
| (3) Remedial Teaching | 5 | |
| Failed to attend for treatment after diagnosis | 1 | |
| On Waiting List for Treatment in 1946 | 17 | |
| 159 | ||