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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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CHILD GUIDANCE
The Consultant Psychiatrist to the Child Guidance Centre is Dr. Portia Holman, M. D.,
F.R.C.P., D.P.M. who is, together with her full-time registrar and part-time clinical
assistant, an officer of the North West Metropolitan Hospital Board. The remaining
staff are council officers of the Education Department. The service is conducted from
the main clinic in Madeley Road, Ealing and from three sub-clinics at Avenue Road,
Acton; Northolt Grange, Northolt; and Villiers Road, Southall.
Details of the work carried out during the year are as follows:-
| Referrals | |
|---|---|
| Number of cases on waiting list at December, 1968 | |
| Number of cases referred to Centre during 1969 | 480 |
| Number of cases seen by Psychiatrists during 1969 | 359 |
| Number of cases seen by other Officers 1969 | 33 |
| Cases withdrawn 1969 | 103 |
| Number of cases awaiting at December, 1969 | |
| Recommendations by Psychiatrists | |
| Treatment or remedial teaching | 159 |
| Placed in residential school for maladjusted | 37 |
| Placed in day school for maladjusted | |
| Aston 13 | |
| Newlands 13 | |
| Placement in residential schools for the maladjusted | |
| Number of children awaiting placement at 31st December, 1968 | 7 |
| Number of children recommended during the year | |
| Children placed | 37 |
| Awaiting placement at 31st December, 1969 | |
| Recommendations for psycho-therapy or remedial treatment | |
| Cases awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1968 | |
| Recommendations for treatment | 159 |
| Discharged during year | 39 |
| Treatments during year | 131 |
| Awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1969 | 39 |
Of the 393 children referred to the centre for intelligence testing 263 were boys
and 130 were girls.
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
The following table sets out, in their various categories, the number of handicapped
pupils as at 31st December, 1969:-
35