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N.B.—One child may be referred for more
than one reason.
During the year there were 925 interviews of patients by psychiatrists, and
250 by psychologists. Social service workers paid 1,027 visits outside the clinic,
and there were 40 case conferences. Interviews within the clinic, with parents,
teachers, guardians, etc., concerning patients are not included in these figures.

The child guidance clinic organised at the Maudsley hospital, Denmark-hill,
under the direction of Dr. Mapother, dealt with 382 new cases during the year 1932,
of which 294 were children of school age. In addition, 268 cases which had previously
attended were seen, making a total of 650 cases treated during the year ; of these
502 were children of school age (291 boys and 211 girls). The ages of the school children
dealt with were as follows :—
Maudsley
hospital
guidance
clinic.