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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
Kingston upon Thames 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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There is a high degree of co-operation between the work of
the teacher at the unit and the child's normal school.
The following table shows the work done during the year:
| Caseload brought forward from 1967 | 297 | ||
| Waiting list at December 1967 | 7 | 304 | |
| 137 new cases were referred during 1968 by the following: | |||
| Court | 6 | ||
| School Health service | 28 | ||
| Hospitals | 12 | ||
| Private practitioners | 40 | ||
| Child Guidance clinics | 2 | ||
| Direct non-medical | 48 | ||
| Specialists | 1 | 137 | |
| Reasons: | |||
| Nervous disorders | 30 | ||
| Behaviour problems | 74 | ||
| Habit disorders | 11 | ||
| Psychosomatic disorders | 1 | ||
| Educational problems | 14 | ||
| For special examination | 6 | ||
| Advice only | 1 | ||
| Total of new cases | 137 | 137 | |
| Total caseload during year | 441 | ||
| New cases initially seen by psychiatrist during the year | 136 | ||
| New caseload initial distribution: | |||
| Psychiatrist | 51 | ||
| Psychiatric Social Worker | 67 | ||
| Psychologist | 15 | ||
| Psychotherapist | 3 | 136 | |