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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

Ealing 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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57
Premises.
Reference was made in the 1950 report to the inadequacy and
unsatisfactory nature of the present premises and we were very
much encouraged to learn that in the course of 1951 new premises
had been bought for the Child Guidance Centre.
Staff.
In 1951 there was one change in the staff of the Clinic, in that
Mrs. Halmos, Psychiatric Social Worker, after six weeks' sick leave
in the autumn, asked to be put on to part-time work with a view
to giving up altogether early in 1952.
We were fortunate in securing the services of Miss Grove as
full-time Psychiatric Social Worker from the middle of October."

Table: TABLE I

TABLE I

I.—Analysis of Work.
Total number of cases referred to the Centre in 1951209
Total number of cases brought forward from 1950
waiting list50
259
Total number of new cases dealt with by the Psychiatrist:
Boys86
Girls40
126
Cases withdrawn before investigation33
Cases investigated by Psychiatric Social Worker and advised by her26
Remaining on waiting list for interview at Centre74
259
II.—Analysis of New Cases seen at Centre.
Total number of new cases seen by the Psychiatrist126
A.—1. Not put on treatment list14
2. Special recommendations19
33
B.—Treatment.
1. Psychiatrist10
2. Play therapists36
3. Remedial teaching11
4. Play Group1572
5. Improved while on treatment waiting listand therefore not taken on for treatment3
On waiting list for treatment in 195218
21
126