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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Routine | Specials | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 7 Nose and Throat | 1 | – | – | – |
| 8 Speech | – | – | 1 | – |
| 9 Lymphatic glands | – | – | – | – |
| 10 Heart | – | – | – | – |
| 11 Lungs | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 12 Developmental-(a) Hernia | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Others | – | – | 1 | – |
| 13 Orthopaedic-(a) Posture | – | – | – | 1 |
| (b) Feet | – | 1 | – | – |
| (c) Others | – | – | – | – |
| 14 Nervous System-(a) Epilepsy | – | – | – | 2 |
| (b) Others | – | – | – | 1 |
| 15 Psychological-(a) Development | – | – | 9 | 6 |
| (b) Stability | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 18 Abdomen | – | – | 3 | 3 |
DAY MALADJUSTED CLASSES
At their meeting on 12th February Leyton Committee for Education resolved to
establish Day Classes for Maladjusted Children at the Lea Bridge Infants School.
The School Medical Officer co-operated closely with the Borough Education Officer
and the Staff of the Walthamstow Child Guidance Clinic, particularly the Educational
Psychologist, in the setting up of the class. A good deal of work had to go into the
choosing of suitable children, and the knowledge gained in assessing the first group
of children admitted to the school should prove very helpful when considering further
expansions. The classes commenced in September, 1959.
At the end of the Autumn term there were 14 children attending. There were two
classes, with two teachers. The staffing ratio looks very extravagant but the problem;
presented by these children is a difficult one, and the teachers had a very heavy task
in the first weeks of the term. By the end of the term, however, all concerned in the
setting up of the classes felt that they had justified themselves and, most important,
so did the parents of the children.
It is not an easy task to decide which children are suitable and valuable experience
is being gained by the education and medical staff concerned in the care of these
disturbed children.
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