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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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were being made. This means that fewer new mothers and children
were taken for treatment towards the end of the year to enable us
to concentrate on current cases.
* Note.—Completed early in 1949.
REPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST.
Borough of Walthamstow.
General.

Table: A Psychologist was appointed in April in place of Miss Hammond. He spent the first few months in getting to know the schools and altogether 183 visits were made.

A Psychologist was appointed in April in place of Miss Hammond. He spent the first few months in getting to know the schools and altogether 183 visits were made.

Pupils tested.Average visits per school.
Infants402
Juniors844
Secondary472.5
Special123
Total183

Table: The Psychologist saw and individually tested the following number of children:—

The Psychologist saw and individually tested the following number of children:—

No.Percentage.
Boys15275
Girls5225
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There were, therefore, three boys to every girl seen, and it
seems to be typical to find more educational and behaviour problems
amongst the boys than the girls.

Table: Though the children seen are a selected and not a typical sample of the school children, it is interest ing to notice the I.Q. distribution amongst them.

Though the children seen are a selected and not a typical sample of the school children, it is interest ing to notice the I.Q. distribution amongst them.

No.Percentage.
Bright 116 plus3014
"Average" 86—11510150
Dull .. .. 65—857336
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Of the total seen 14 were judged educationally sub-normal,
i.e. 7 per cent.