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the danger it hazards. Consequently displays were mounted in the windows of Gateway
House, 322 Regents Park Road, N.3 and at the Town Hall, Friern Barnet.
A small display was also arranged for a series of talks on home safety at St. John's
Ambulance Brigade at Edgware.
Barnet Civic News
A series of 'Home Safety Tips' appeared in the Bi-monthly issues of the Barnet
Civic News. These featured the cartoon drawings of 'Safety Sam' by a young
cartoonist, providing a humourous illustration to the serious message to be conveyed.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION CLINIC
During 1968 the number of patients referred to the Special Investigation Clinic
continued to increase. The majority of the referrals were because of severe nocturnal
enuresis, and the remainder were due to diurnal enuresis or encopresis. The mode of
treatment if orientated on the lines of Learning Theory and Behaviour Therapy and the
figures shown give evidence of the success of this approach. The relapse rate for
the year 1968 was 25%, which is somewhat lower than is generally accepted for this
therapy.
Two research psychologists are attached to the clinic on a voluntary basis and
investigations are proceeding on medico-social variants in relation to enuresis, and
application of high — low tone conditioning techniques. Other studies being undertaken
are of personality assessment and preventive mental health and the value of overlearning
to reduce relapse.
The main percentage of referrals are via the medium of the school health service,
but in each case the general practitioner is contacted before a patient is appointed.
There is now also a tendency for some of the general practitioners to make their own
referrals direct to the clinic.