[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton] page 51

Leyton 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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J.B. 14.11.56 (Cont.)		fifth visit she made good use of the equipment but preferred to play on her own. She started school in September, 1961 and made contact easily with other children through her attendance at the Play Session.
J.B. 8.1.58	This child was spoilt until the arrival of his sister when he was 3 years of age. To gain attention from his mother he reverted to babyish ways. His speech was backward. He is very aggressive towards his baby sister.	This child showed real terror when his mother left him at the Play Centre, but responded immediately to the individual care of the warden. He is apt to be aggressive towards other children. After three sessions he appeared to have settled down and now co-operates much more with both children and staff. He is now no longer aggressive towards other children, including his young sister, and is therefore happier at home.
P.B. 3.2.57	Since the arrival of a baby sister in April, 1961 this little boy became very unhappy. He resented the baby and was anxious to start school. His mother complained that he bit his nails.	On admission he appeared timid at first but quickly became excited and talkative. He is very co-operative and shows much confidence in his approach to new children. He listens intelligently to stories read by nurse and now shows no signs of nail biting. He is greatly helped by mixing with his own age group and is also able to play better at home. He will start school in January, 1962.
R.B. 25.6.57	This child is the middle child of the family. He has a brother of six years and a sister of seven months. Since the birth of the sister and his brother* s admission to school this child has had many difficult phases, i.e., returning to his bottle, then becoming wet day and night and now he has sleep difficulties. His mother has managed fairly well with the difficulties as they have arisen but there is no doubt she needs an occasional relief from the care of this child.	The child appeared shy and withdrawn upon his admission and mother stayed for approximately half an hour. He claimed the nurses attention continuously and only on the third visit made very good use of the play equipment. He now no longer has any objections to leaving his mother and enjoys playing with sand and water. He is also able to play happily with other children. Since he has been coming to the centre his behaviour difficulties have diminished considerably and the mother is able to enjoy his company more.
B.C. 26.9.56	This child is the eldest of three children, and he is a very bright child. However, the father rejects him. His parents are very young and the mother who is 23 years of age maintains a poor standard of health and finds it difficult to cope.	On admission he was very eager to try all equipment and friendly towards other children. On his second visit he was very quiet and made little contact and has not attended the centre since. The Health Visitor visited the mother who says she prefers to keep him at home. Mother has been sent an appointment to discuss this matter with the Clinic Medical Officer, but did not co-operate with any suggestion made.