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Walthamstow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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"It is interesting to note that there has been an increase in
the number diagnosed as suffering from nervous disorders, such as
fears, depressions, apathy and excitability. As these are the children
whose symptoms are less conspicuous for their nuisance value,
it is encouraging to find that more of them are being recognised
and referred.
"In general, the clinic's activities have continued very much
on the pattern of last year.
"The following tables show the work of the clinic during the
year. Figures for Walthamstow cases only are shown."
TABLE 1 Analysis of Figures for 1954
| Number of cases referred to the Clinic | 95 |
| diagnosed at the Clinic | 52 |
| (a) Psychiatrists | |
| Diagnostic interviews | 52 |
| Cases taken on for treatment | 17 |
| Treatment interviews | 478 |
| Other interviews | 2 |
| Number of psychiatric sessions per week | 4½ |
| (b) Psychologists | |
| Clinic cases tested | 51 |
| Cases given remedial education | 13 |
| Treatment interviews (remedial education) | 185 |
| School visits on behalf of clinic cases | 13 |
| Other interviews at clinic | 25 |
| (c) School Psychological Service | |
| Individual cases seen | 221 |
| Number referred to clinic | 17 |
| (d) Play Therapists | |
| Cases treated | 15 |
| Treatment interviews | 267 |
| (e) Psychiatric Social Workers | |
| Interviews at clinic | 571 |
| Interviews elsewhere | 9 |
| (f) Waiting List | |
| Cases for Diagnosis | 43 |
| Awaiting treatment | 7 |