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Willesden 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: CHILD GUIDANCETable 78

CHILD GUIDANCE

Table 78

Waiting list at 1.1.1961Total cases seen by PsychiatristNew cases seen by PsychiatristOther cases seen by PsychiatristNew cases referredCases not requiring to be seen by PsychiatristWaiting list 31.12.1961
40168138301153116

Table: Table 79

Table 79

Main SymptomsCases
Nervous Disorders10
Fears and anxieties
Inhibited behaviour5
Behaviour Disorders19
At Home
At School5
Predominantly aggressive17
Habit Disorders5
Enuresis (wetting)
Encropesis (soiling)8
Involuntary movements5
Sleep disturbances3
Speech disorders5
Psychosomatic5
Asthma, Eczema, etc
Anti-Social Behaviour
Stealing10
Non-attendance at school12
Educational Difficulties6
Backwardness and retardation in school work
Total number referred in 1961115

Table: SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICETable 80Inspection and Treatment

SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE

Table 80

Inspection and Treatment

InspectedRequired TreatmentReferred for Treatment
196119601961196019611960
Periodic13,06516,6086,9279,9017,26710,129
Special1,5641,2581,4351,186
Totals14,62917,8668,36211,0877,26710,129