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consultation is 15s. and for subsequent treatment 5s. per visit.
For some years past, children had been referred to the clinic without
cost to your Committee, and grateful acknowledgment must be
made for the assistance given.
During 1936, eight children were referred and seven attended.
Short notes are given below:—
H.B.+-Girl. 12 years. Intelligence quotient, 80. Referred
for backwardness. Head Teacher arranged to visit psychologist at
clinic. Follow up enquiries in 1937 showed mother to be satisfied
with improvement. Head Teacher states child to be better and
happier at school. Child grateful for what was done.
R.H.—Boy. 11 years. Referred by assistant School Medical
Officer for rectal incontinence and dullness. Seen at General
Hospital. No improvement. Guidance clinic reported him to be
of average intelligence, but neurotic. Change of environment at
convalescent home recommended during mother's pregnancy. No
real improvement. To be referred back to clinic.
M.M.—Girl. 11 years. Referred by family doctor because
of being terrified of the dark. Diagnosed as over-sensitive child;
parents over-anxious about welfare and education. Undesirable
effect of teaching and driving at home. Parents to be seen over
a period. Child of good intelligence. Clinic social worker visited
Head Teacher and child's home. Follow up enquiries in 1937;
parents attended clinic twice, then failed; new appointment being
arranged; admit attacks of fear are fewer. Head Teacher considers
some improvement, but still some disharmony, still slow and
unpunctual.
F.S.'—Girl. 8 years. Referred by Head Teacher and assistant
School Medical Officer because of habit of indecent exposure.
Mentally retarded, very suggestible and seems unaware that she
has done wrong. Mother unable to cope with situation and does
not assume much responsibility. Change of environment at Open
Air School being tried in 1937.
TF.jS.—Boy. 9 years. Referred on parental complaint of
uncontrollable temper. Only child; father 71 years, mother 43
years. Average physically and scholastically. Examined in
September, 1936, and showed extreme inhibition, above average
intelligence. Parental relationship abnormal, mother has brought
child up on idealistic basis—anxiety over bowels and bedwetting.
Boy rebels against mother's idealism. December, 1936,
case closed, symptoms cleared up, real change in mother and childfreer,
more independent life; expresses affection for mother. Mother
was co-operative and now more realistic and happier. Follow up
enquiries in January, 1937—mother stated: "so improved that he
is like a different child to live with, extremely affectionate, brighter