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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
The amalgamation of the Croydon and Warlingham Park Hospital
Groups has resulted in a re-adjustment of the staff establishment.
Miss H. Stringer was appointed Psychiatric Social Worker, and
Miss S. Mumford, Clinical Psychologist. To facilitate co-ordination
with the adult psychiatric service it was resolved at the
time of their appointment that they should make regular visits
to Warlingham Park Hospital to link up with their colleagues on
the adult service.
Consultations between Dr. S.L. Wright, Principal School
Medical Officer, and representatives of the newly formed Hospital
Management Committee prepared the ground for a radical revision
of the administrative structure of the Child Guidance service.
The appointment of Dr. Stella Ring 3/11 sessions to the
Croydon Child Guidance Clinic and 8/11 to the short stay psychiatric
unit at Queen Mary* s Hospital for Children, Carshalton, reinforces
our link with this expanding comprehensive hospital for
children.
The regular attendance of Dr. Marjorie Hare at the Mayday Paediatric Department means that there is now a link with the two paediatric organisations in the area.
| Source of Referral | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practitioners | 65 | 39 | 104 |
| Parents | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Education Dept/Schools | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Medical Officer of Health Service | 35 | 15 | 50 |
| Childrens Dept. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Juvenile Court/Probation Officer | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Milton House Remand Home | - | 115 | 115 |
| Hospitals | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Other Agencies | - | 1 | 1 |
| Deceased | 1 | - | 1 |
| 138 | 188 | 326 |