[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent] page 71

Brent 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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CHILD GUIDANCE CENTRES

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Table 1. Referrals

Number of cases referred to the Centre in 1969 (145 girls, 226 boys)	371
Number of cases brought forward from 1968 waiting list	116	487
Number of new cases dealt with by psychiatrist and team	272	487
Number of cases investigated by Educational Psychologist and P.S.W. or withdrawn before full investigation	121	487
Cases remaining on waiting list at 31.12.69	94
Number of cases seen for regular treatment	270
Number of cases recommended for residential placement	26

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Table 2. Sources of Referrals

M.O.H. and School Medical Officers	(20%)	74
Headteachers and Educational Psychologists	(28%)	105
General Practitioners	(13%)	49
Hospitals	(2%)	6
Probation Officers and Juvenile Courts	(2%)	5
Parents	(19%)	73
Children's Department	(6%)	21
Others	(10%)	38
		371

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Table 3. Reasons for Referral

1. Nervous Disorders	(11%)
(a) Fears and anxieties		29
(b) Inhibited behaviour		4
(c) Depression		6
2. Behaviour Disorders	(43%)
(a) At home		91
(b) At school		45
(c) Predominantly aggressive		23
3. Habit Disorders	(12%)
(a) Enuresis (wetting)		22
(b) Involuntary movements		4
(c) Sleep disturbance		8
(d) Speech disorders		9
(e) Head banging		3
(f) Encopresis (soiling)		1
4. Psychosomatic	(2%)
Asthma, Eczema, etc.		8
5. Anti-social behaviour	(19%)
(a) Stealing		43
(b) Non-attendance at school		26
	(1%)
6. Psychotic behaviour		4
7. Educational difficulties	(12%)
Backwardness and retardation in school work		45
		371

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Table 4. Age Distribution of Referrals