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For these clinics an appointment is sent to the parent every
six months after the age of two years. The children who are
brought to the clinic are in good health usually. An opportunity
is afforded for the early detection of defects such as squint,
stammer and dental caries, The children are referred to the
appropriate clinics for the correction of such defects, which are
treated much more quickly in the early stages, thus saving the
loss of a great deal of school time, Some children may have had
a set back due to illness, or the birth of a baby brother or
sister, and are therefore suffering from anxiety. There is an
improvement in knowledge of how to help these children over their
difficulties, This knowledge has been acquired through discussions
with the doctor and health visitor at the clinic session and
is followed up by a visit in the home by the health visitor. If
the anxiety is too great and1 the child is not getting well, then
the parent is referred to the child guidance clinic.
In addition regular medical examination in day nurseries
provides a close supervision of this age group. A considerable
number of children are sent to school between the ages of four and
five years and medical record cards are forwarded to the Child
Health Section to ensure continuity of medical supervision.

Parent Guidance in the Welfare Clinics
It has been felt for some time now that there is too big a
gap between the Child Guidance and Infant Welfare Centres. In
order to overcome this, Dr. Phillips, the visiting psychiatrist