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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHILD GUIDANCE.
SUMMARY OF CASES REFERRED TO CHILD GUIDANCE CLINICS DURING 1938.
| No. | M. | Age. | Why referred. | By whom referred. | Where referred. | Action taken and result of treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. | ||||||
| 1 | F. | 13 | Lack of confidence, timid, slow progress at school. | Headmistress. | London Child Guidance. | Satisfactory progress made. |
| 2 | F. | 12 | Nightmares, irritable and restless. | Do. | Do. | Satisfactory results. |
| 3 | F. | 10 | Pilfering, difficult to discipline. | Do. | Do. | Great improvement. |
| 4 | F. | 11 | Lack of confidence, stammer. | Principal Royal Normal College. | Do. | Recommended admission to Grange Court School. |
| 5 | M. | 14 | Emotional : sex education. | Speech Clinic. | Do. | Great improvement |
| 6 | M. | 7 | Speech. | Do. | West End Hospital Nervous Diseases. | Great improvement |
| 7 | M. | 8 | Speech. | Do. | Do. | Attended only for consultation. |
| 8 | M. | 12 | Aberrations of conduct, stealing. | Town Clerk, Graves-end. | Mayday Clinic. | Present surroundings unsatisfactory—recommended change of home. |
| 9 | M. | 8 | Sleep walking and speech defect. | Speech Clinic. | Do. | Made steady progress— ready for discharge. |
| 10 | M. | 8 | Instability. | School Medical Officer. | Do. | To be boarded out. |
| 11 | M. | 5 | Uncontrolled behaviour. Highly excitable and destructive. | Parent. | Do. | Started school and settling down well. |
| 12 | F. | 10 | Unruly, lying and stealing. | Headmistress. | Do. | Improved—parents not co-operative and irregular attendance. |
| 13 | F. | 9 | Untruthful, petty theft. | Parent. | Do. | Did not keep appointment after first interview. |
| 14 | M. | 9 | Petty theft. | Prob. Officer. | Do. | Discharged improvedhigh intelligence. |
| 15 | M. | 8 | Stealing. | Parent per Head-teacher. | Do. | Still attending—slight improvement— parents difficult— father attending clinic with son each week. |
| 16 | F. | 14 | Apathetic, inert. | Head-teacher | Do. | Home conditions difficult—continue attendance. |
| 17 | F. | 14 | Self-consciousness. | Do. | Do. | Some improvement— still attending. |
| 18 | F. | 5 | Instability. | Parent. | Do. | Under observation for a few months. |
One case was recommended to attend Grange Court School; in 9 cases progress
after attendance at the clinic was satisfactory; in 3 cases although there was improvement,
home or other circumstances mitigated against an entirely satisfactory result; in 2 cases
conditions were such that it was recommended the child be boarded out; in 2 cases attendance
was only made for consultation; and in 1 case diagnosis has not been made, the case
still remaining under observation.