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placed at the disposal of the authorities of the clinics recognised by the Board of
Education, so that reports both educational and medical may be exchanged and
case conferences attended by teachers, care committee members, and others. Moreover,
the attendances of school children at those clinics recognised by the Board of
Education are allowed to count as equivalent to attendance at school under section
80 of the Education Act, 1921. -
There are at present six clinics thus recognised, viz., (1) Maudsley hospital
clinic, Denmark-hill, S.E.5, (2) London child guidance clinic, 1, Canonbury-place,
N.l, (3) East London clinic, Jews' free school, Whitechapel, E.l, (4) Institute of
Medical Psychology (Tavistock clinic), Malet-place, W.C.I, (5) North Western child
guidance clinic, 32, Lichfield-road, Cricklewood, N.W.2, and (6) The West End
hospital for nervous diseases, 73, Welbeck-street, W.l.
Maudsley
hospital
guidance
clinic.
The information set out below in regard to the work of the clinics has been
supplied by the authorities of the clinics concerned.
The work at the Maudsley hospital guidance clinic has been continued by the
special staff at the hospital, and co-operation has been maintained with the school
medical service. During the year the number of school children dealt with was
348. Of these 200 were boys and 148 girls. The age distribution was : age 5 and
under. 42 ; 6 to 8 vears. 94; 9 to 11 years. 98 ; 12 to 14 years. 107 ; over 14 years. 7.