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
Ilford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| (i) Specific treatment and/or supervision completed | 21 |
| (ii) Not taken up further owing to non-co-operation or for other reasons | 21 |
| (iii) Improved whilst awaiting specific treatment | 13 |
| III. 1. Distribution of treatment or supervision:- | |
| (i) Psychiatrists: | |
| Children under treatment | 59 |
| Children awaiting treatment | - |
| Number of cases supervised | 50 |
| (ii) Psychotherapist: | |
| Number of children treated | 46 |
| Number of children awaiting | |
| treatment | 21 |
| (iii) Psychiatric Social Workers: | |
| Number of cases advised | 383 |
| Number of cases awaiting | |
| advice | 21 |
| (iv) Educational Psychologists: | |
| Children given remedial education | 15 |
| Children awaiting remedial education | - |
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE.
Miss B.S. Gascoyne and Miss C.H. Watt, Educational
Psychologists, report as follows:-
"In September a small class was formed for
children from five to eight years who have various
problems which make it difficult for them to fit into
and make progress in normal schools. The numbers
have been kept very low so that the children have the
opportunity to adjust to a small group; the teacher,
Miss Denoual, has been able to help each child individually,
and to support them, so that they can