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
Brent 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 4. Age Distribution of Referrals
| Under 5 years | 48 | 11 years | 25 |
| 5 years | 33 | 12 years | 28 |
| 6 years | 29 | 13 years | 32 |
| 7 years | 34 | 14 years | 24 |
| 8 years | 34 | 15 years | 16 |
| 9 years | 31 | Over 15 years | 4 |
| 10 years | 38 | ||
| 376 |
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE
Table 5. Reason for Referral to Psychologist
| Backwardness | 168 |
| Assessment for Medical Officer of Health | 49 |
| Behaviour difficulties | 116 |
| Assessment for allocation to schools | 43 |
| E.S.N. School Leavers | 18 |
| 394 |
Table 6. Disposal of School Psychological Service Cases
| Recommendation for Remedial Reading Class | 84 |
| Recommendation for Special School | 46 |
| Recommendation to Medical Officer of Health | 52 |
| Advice to schools | 63 |
| Referral to Child Guidance Centre | 53 |
| Cases to be reviewed | 46 |
| Recommendation to Chief Education Officer | 25 |
| Advice to parents | 16 |
| Notification under 57(4) as severely subnormal | 9 |
| 394 |
Table 7. Waiting List for Psychologists at 31.12.68
| School Psychological Service | 218 |
| Cases for Review | 46 |
| Cases for testing in Child Guidance Centres | 76 |
| 340 |
Table 8. Unattached Classes Numbers Attending Remedial Reading Classes in 1968
Bridge
Remedial Teacher: Mrs. Zurawski
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Secondary | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| Granville | |||
| Remedial Teacher: Mr. Lovell | |||
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Primary | 28 | 10 | 38 |
| Secondary | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | 40 | 11 | 51 |