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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
Walthamstow 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| P.S.W. | |
|---|---|
| Interviews | 554 |
| Home Visits | 140 |
| Others | 19 |
| Diagnostic Interviews | 147 |
| Psychiatric Treatment Interviews | 187 |
TABLE II.—Comparison of 1945 with 1946
| Clinic Staffing. | 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time P.S.W. | |||
| Educational Psychologist working part-time on Schools. | |||
| Psychiatric Sessions—Jan./June 1 Session. Jan./Feb. 2 Sessions | |||
| July/Dec. 2 | Mar./Sep. 3 „ | ||
| Oct./Dec. 4 „ | |||
| Cases referred | 168 | 170 | |
| Waiting list closed for | |||
| approximately 3 months. | |||
| Cases diagnosed | 64 | 147 | |
| Diagnostic waiting list, Dec. 31 | 54 | 26 | |
| Total number Treatment cases | 17 | 151 | regular treatment, supervision and advice. |
| 24 | |||
| Cases closed after treatment | 14 | 18 | |
| Treatment waiting list | 23 | 27 | |
| Psychiatrist. | |||
| Diagnostic | 64 | 147 | |
| Treatments | 92 | 187 | |
| P.S.W. | |||
| Interviews | 336 | 554 | |
| Home Visits | 171 | 140 | |
| Others | 30 | 19 | |
TABLE III.—Sources of Referral
| M.O.H. and S.M.O. | 74 |
| Head Teachers | 53 |
| Educational Psychologist | 8 |
| Speech Therapist | 4 |
| Education Department | 8 |
| Other Education Departments | 3 |
| Welfare | 3 |
| Private Doctors | 4 |
| Court | 3 |
| Other Hospitals and Child Guidance Clinics | 4 |
| Other agencies | 6 |
| 170 |