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ENURESIS CLINIC
The numbers attending the Enuresis clinics during 1960 rose
by nearly 50%, to 177 and clinics are now held every two weeks
in New Addington. Attendance is in general very good, but there
are a few families who make little attempt to see that their
children keep their appointments. In six cases no attendances
at all were made after the parents had themselves asked for
treatment and several appointments sent. A further 17 children
were crossed off the list after they had not attended on four
consequentive occasions. The number of new cases was 103 of
these five were referred elsewhere, 3 for investigation at the
local hospitals and two to the Child Guidance Clinics. In these
last two cases it was considered the enuresis was only one facet
of a much larger problem. 74 children were discharged during
the year, and 66 were attending at the end of the year. 29
children used the enuresis machine. The new aluminum foil pads
prevented any cases of buttock rash.
The age groups of those attending was as follows:-
Age:- 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Numbers
attending:- 8 18 30 30 20 30 10 6 12 10 5 4
Total number who attended during I960:- 183 (119)
New Cases 103 (76)
Discharged dry 74 (54)
Still Attending 66
Discharged for non-attendance 23 (8)
Left District 15
Referred Elsewhere 5
Number who used machines 29 (35)
(The figures in brackets are those for 1959)
Six of the children who attended during the year were in
fact re-attendances. They were children who had attended some
years before and then had relapsed following a period (usually
18 months to two years) during which they had been quite dry.