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Turesis Clinic
For the second year, a regular enuresis session has been held
theUpney Clinic at two weekly intervals; the Deputy Medical
officer of Health acting as Clinical Assistant to the Consultant
pediatrician.
Although i has not been possible to verify the efficiency of the
buzzer meth od" (due to shortage of health visitors), there is no
doubt that it is n important remedy for a very unpleasant symptom.
Every patient discharged from the clinic as "cured" (i.e. no
cubresis for 6-8 weeks) is told to return should the enuresis re-occur.
during the last year, only 3 children did return for another period
fifth the buzzer (having been labelled "cured" during the previous
Statistics the year are as follows:-
Attendcnces New patients 41
Old " 30
Total 71
Appointments not kept
(new and old patients) 58
Buzzers issued (for 3 months) 39 (i.e. all new
patients less 2, who
were too young)
Buzzers issued for second
period of 3 months 5
The most significant observation one can make is that very few
childredn return to the clinic, because of a recurrence of enuresis.
was a great many of the patients are aged 12 years or less one would
inspect a large proportion to return if the need arose.
The large number of failed appointments was due to the fact
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