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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
Willesden 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 93
County Council Day Special Schools—Admissions
| County District in which Children reside | No. of new recommendations received during the year | No. of children admitted during the year | No. of children on waiting list at 31.12.56 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Special School for Educationally Sub-Normal Pupils | |||
| Willesden | 23 | 10 | 18 |
| Ealing | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| Totals | 30 | 16 | 33 |
| Lower Place Special School for Physically Handicapped Pupils | |||
| Willesden | 7 | 7 | |
| Wembley | 7 | 8 | — |
| Harrow | 4 | 4 | — |
| Ealing | 3 | 3 | — |
| Acton | 3 | 3 | — |
| Hendon | 5 | 5 | — |
| Totals | 29 | 30 | — |
Table 94 The Educational Sub-Normal Education Act, 1944 — Sections 57 (3), 57 (4) and 57 (5)
| 1956 | 1955 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases dealt with under section 57, Education Act, 1944:— | ||
| Sub-Section 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Sub-Section 4 | — | — |
| Sub-Section 5 | 20 | 26 |
| Cases de-notified under section 8, Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1948 | 1 | 1 |
CHILD GUIDANCE
Table 95
| Waiting list at 1.1.56 | Total No. of cases seen | New cases seen | New cases referred | Waiting list at 31.12.56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 145 | 96 | 114 | 81 |
Table 96
| Main symptoms | Cases |
|---|---|
| Aggressive behaviour | 6 |
| Anxiety—including night-terrors | 12 |
| Enuresis | 12 |
| Failure to progress at school | 9 |
| Habits, e.g., tics, thumb-sucking | 4 |
| Psychosomatic disorders | 9 |
| Psychotic features | 6 |
| Soiling | 3 |
| Speech difficulties | 8 |
| Stealing | 19 |
| Truancy and wandering | 8 |
| 96 |