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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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is a misnomer and outdated and it would be nice if the title "Child and
Family Psychiatric Clinic" could be given formal acknowledgment, and for
this psychiatric service to be recognised as a part of the psychiatric
services to the community as a whole.
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 1968 | 350 | |
| Waiting list at December 1968 | 11 | 361 |
| 119 new eases were referred during 1969 by the following: | ||
| Health Visitors | 3 | |
| Court | 6 | |
| School Health Service | 33 | |
| Hospitals | 1 | |
| Private practitioners | 38 | |
| Child Guidance Clinics | 4 | |
| Direct non-medical | 24 | |
| Education Department | 3 | |
| School Psychological Service | 4 | |
| Children's Department | 1 | |
| Speech Therapists | 2 | |
| Reasons: | ||
| Nervals disorders | 10 | |
| Behaviour problems | 71 | |
| Habit disorders | 16 | |
| Psychosomatic disorders | 4 | |
| Educational problems | 13 | |
| For special examination | 3 | |
| Advice only | 1 | |
| Organic disease | 1 | |
| Total of new cases | 119 | |