London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Leyton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Analysis of figures
| Forest | Pre-school | Infants | Juniors | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys still predominate, and the Junior Departments ask for the
most help from the Psychologist. The number of children in the
Infant Departments is steadily increasing and is now considerably
larger than the number referred from Secondary Schools.
The ranges of intelligence of the children seen by the Psychologist were:—
| I.Q's. | Below 71 | 71—90 | 91—110 | 111—130 | 131 + | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As such a small proportion of the total school population can
be seen individually, the Psychologist continually attempts to use
the opportunities offered by the school visit to further the aim of
general preventive mental health work in the schools. The
relationship between, for instance, backwardness and truancy in
one child can be a useful starting point for a more general discussion
with the teachers on the adaptation of the individual to the school
programme, the varying rates of learning in different children, or
methods of remedial teaching. Discussion of one child's difficulties
at school or home often throws light on many of the other problems
of the teacher.