London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Harrow 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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(2) Details of Referrals :
| Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| l. | 178 | 127 | 51 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 27 | 14 | ||
| (c) 7+- 11 + years (Junior School) | 76 | 60 | 16 | |
| and Modern) | 51 | 35 | 16 | |
| 1 | 1 | - | ||
| 3. | 23 | 17 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (c) Controller of Health Services | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
| 107 | 80 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | ||
| (f) Other Agencies | 17 | 12 | 5 | |
| 4. | 132 | 95 | 37 | |
| (b) Behaviour Problems | 46 | 32 | 14 |
(3) Outcome of Referral:
| Number of children referred to Psychiatrist | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Number of children seen by Psychiatrist .. | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Number of children seen by Educational Psychologists for Remedial Teaching | 1 | 1 | |||
| Number of children seen by Educational Psychologists for treatment/counselling .. | 27 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Number of children recommended for Day E.S.N, education | 13 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Number of children recommended for Boarding E.S.N, education | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Number of children referred to Specialist Teacher for individual/group remedial teaching | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Number of children receiving remedial teaching from Peripatetic Remedial Teachers | 69 | 53 | 16 | ||
| Additional remedial teaching carried out by student from Maria Grey Training College | 2 | - | |||
| Number of children recommended for Assessment Unit | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| (4) | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||
(5) The Assessment Unit:
The Assessment Unit, now firmly established at Vaughan Infant
School with Mrs. Whitmarsh as teacher-in-charge, continues to meet the
need of the younger child who is unable to take up his or her place in the
normal Infant School. Mrs. Williams, Educational Psychologist, has
continued to take the main responsibility for the selection of children for
the Unit and for the periodic assessment of their progress.