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Leyton 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Clinic cases tested55
Cases given remedial education6
Treatment Interviews (remedial education)8o
School visits on behalf of Clinic cases26
Other Interviews at Clinic—
(c)School Psychological Service.
Individual cases seen176
Number referred to Clinic22
(d)Play Therapists.
Cases treated7
Treatment Interviews121
(e)Psychiatric Social Workers.
Interviews at Clinic408
Interviews elsewhere30
(f)Waiting List.
Cases for Diagnosis23
Awaiting Treatment1
(g)Total cases treated during year70

Table: TABLE II.Primary Reasons for Referral.

TABLE II.

Primary Reasons for Referral.

Leyton
I. Nervous disorders, e.g., fears; depressions ; apathy; excitability23
II. Habit disorders and physical symptoms, e.g., enuresis ; speech disorders ; sleep disturbances ; tics ; fits, etc10
III. Behaviour disorders, e.g., unmanageable ; tempers ; stealing; lying ; sex problems, etc.31
IV. Educational, e.g., backwardness ; failure to concentrate4
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Table: TABLE III.Analysis of Cases Diagnosed.

TABLE III.

Analysis of Cases Diagnosed.

I. Nervous disorders, e.g., fears ; depression ; apathy; excitability17
II. Habit disorders and physical symptoms, e.g., enuresis ; speech disorders ; sleep disturbances ; tics ; fits, etc.9
III. Behaviour disorders, e.g., unmanageable ; tempers ; stealing ; lying ; sex problems, etc.12
IV. Educational, e.g., backwardness ; failure to concentrate5
V. No basic disturbance of child, i.e., mainly parental over-anxiety3
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