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(vii) Child Guidance.— The reference of children requiring
guidance to the London Child Guidance Clinic continued during
1937. The fee for initial consultation is 15s., and for subsequent
treatment 5s. per visit. Your Committee decided to recover up
to a maximum of 2s. 6d. per attendance.
Four of the cases first referred in 1936 continued to attend the
clinic. These were referred to in the 1936 report under the following
initials and for the reason stated:— R.H. (rectal incontinence),
M.M. (anxiety neurosis), W.S. (uncontrollable temper), and W.T.
(aggressiveness).
Eight new cases were referred for the following reasons:—
Neurosis (2), specific learning disability (2), vocational guidance (1),
delinquency (2), night terrors (1).
A total of 112 attendances were made by these 12 patients at
a cost of £27 7s. 6d., against which certain recoveries were made.
(viii) Speech Therapy.— The following report (which is slightly
abridged) was presented to your Committee in July by the Director
of Education and the School Medical Officer:—
"In order to assess the results obtained, certain cases considered
to be fit for discharge were seen by the School Medical
Officer, and a questionnaire was sent to the Head Teachers in respect
of most of the children remaining under treatment in June, 1937.
The replies to the questionnaire are tabulated below
"Cases Discharged.—
"(a) Seen by School Medical Officer, Easter, 1937.— Eight
children (5 with speech defects, 3 with stammer) were examined by
School Medical Officer for discharge from the Speech Class. The