[Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City.

  • Carlisle (England). City Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE (By Miss Mary Y. Cameron, M.A., Ed.B., Educational Psychologist) During the year, 295 children (219 boys, 76 girls) were dealt with at the Centre. Of these, 106 T65 boys, 41 girls) had been referred before January, 1963 and continued to receive treatment, 24 (18 boys and 6 girls) were re- referred after having been previously discharged, and 165 (136 boys and 29 girls) were referred for the first time. Table 9 shows by whom the children were referred. TABLE 9 Head Teachers B. G. Total 118 34 152 School Medical Officer 16 8 24 Children’s Officer ..; 7 1 8 General Medical Practitioner 32 15 47 Psychiatric Social Worker 3 3 6 Mental Welfare Officer 1 — 1 Parents 8 5 13 Speech Therapist 6 1 . 7 Probation Officer 12 2 14 Director of Education School Nurses and Health 3 1 4 Visitors , 9 3 12 School Welfare Officer 2 1 3 Medical Consultant ... 1 1 2 Other Sources 1 1 2 219 76 295 There has been an increase over the previous year’s figures in the number referred by Head Teachers and a slight decrease in the number referred by School Medical Officers but otherwise the proportion referred by the vari- ous agencies remains fairly constant. Tables 10 and 11 show the distribution respectively, of age and intelligence of children attending the centre.