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East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Attendances - Town Hall Annexe 2,896
Manor Park l,572
The physiotherapy clinics are indeed the backbone of several of the other school health clinics In both preventive and therapeutic aspects of the work.
| Attendances-Town Hall Annexe | 2,896 | |
| Manor Park | 1,572 | |
| Treatment given | Patients | Treatments |
| Sunlight - local and general | 155 | 2,250 |
| Remedial exercises | 255 | 2,527 |
| Electrical and massage | 109 | |
Child Guidance Clinic Statistics.
| Number of sessions worked:- | ||
| Dr. H. Bevan Jones (Psychiatrist) | 92 | |
| Dr. E„ Huband (Psychiatrist) | 92 | |
| Miss K. Daunton (Child Therapist) | ||
| Mrs. P. Cohen (Child Therapist) | 28 | |
The Educational Psychologists and Psychiatric Social
Workers are full-time members of the staff
Number of attendances at Clinic (parents and children):-
| Psychiatrists and Child Therapist | 1,162 |
| Educational Psychologists | |
| Psychiatric Social Workers | 733 |
| Total | 2,367 |
Analysis of Cases.
New cases referred 184
New cases seen by Psychiatrists 121
New cases seen by Educational Psychologists 153
New cases seen by Psychiatric Social Workers 130
Cases waiting to be seen 74
Cases discharged 148
Visits
School visits made by Psychologists 234
School visits made by Psychiatric Social Workers -
Home visits made by Psychologists 16
Home visits made by Psychiatric Social Workers 18
Mrs. J.F. Stevens, Education-" Psychologist In charge of the Clinic,
submits the following observations:-
"The work of the Child Guidance Clinic has been greatly facilitated
in the last quarter of this year by the appointment of three new staff
members. Miss M. Cross, B. A, was appointed as Assistant Educational
Psychologist on 1.9.53, and Mrs. A.J. Thompson, B.A. as Psychiatric
Social Worker on 28.9.53. With the addition of another Child Therapist,
Mrs. P. Cohen, B.A. who commenced duties on 2.11.53, the clinic staff
were organised into two psychiatric teams, each consisting of a psychiatrist,
psychologist, psychiatric social worker and child therapist.
More cases were seen each week and opportunities for treatment, Including
intensive therapy, became greater. By the end of the year the waiting
list had diminished considerable in comparison with that of the previous
year.