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136
(7) Co-ordination and policy planning meetings with the Assistant
Education Officer, Special Services, and the Principal Medical Officer,
Mental Health.
Number of new cases 121
Other attendances 1,305
(This includes children seen for therapy and parents attending with
them for advice, annual re-examinations of boarding school children;
parents seen alone, apart from treatment sessions, and lastly interviews
with representatives of medical, educational and Social Services,
such as medical practitioners, school welfare officers, health visitors, etc.).
Total attendances 1,547:
(1) Pupils 782
(2) Parents 735
(3) Others 30
Diagnostic cases seen by Psychiatrist:
Total number of cases seen 121
Reasons for Referral:
Nervous Disorders (Fears, Depression, Anxiety, Refusal
to attend school) 26
Behavious Disorders 37
Psychosomatic Disorders (Asthma) 1
Anti-Social Behaviour 18
Habit Disorders (Enuresis, Soiling, Speech difficulties,
Sleeping difficulties, Eating difficulties, Masturbation
21
Lack of School Progress/Backwardness 18
Source of Referral:
Medical Officer of Health 11
General Practitioner 44
Children's Officer 2
Educational Psychologist 25
Probation Officer 1
Hospital Paediatrician/Psychiatrist 6
Health Visitor 1
Director of Education 2
Head Teacher 17
Parent 8
Transfers from other clinics 4