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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

Sutton 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: TABLE XCHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC - STATISTICS 1970

TABLE X

CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC - STATISTICS 1970

Psychiatric sessions19711970
Diagnostic interview with children5184
Treatment interviews289259
Court reports66
Boarding school reviews1313
Case discussion (supervision)139133
Discussion of North Downs cases2822
Meeting outside agencies2716
Outside visits-6
Appointments arranged but failed1920
Psychiatric Social Worker Sessions
Treatment interviews1,4451,336
Case discussions (supervision)230297
Meeting outside agencies2615
Home visits2543
Supervision of students4643
Outside visits114
Appointments arranged but failed177155
Diagnositc interviews with families31-
Psychotherapist sessions
Diagnostic interviews with families36
Treatment interviews2,1771,353
Case discussions (supervision)185187
Outside visits-2
Meeting outside agencies76
Appointments arranged but failed152126
The number of children referred to the Clinic during 1971 was 149 (130)
The agencies initiating referral were
General Practitioners3458
School Health Services2323
School Psychological Service3922
Courts66
Social Services54
Hospitals or Specialists139
Schools14-
Parents15-

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Although this has not been included in the figures, the Psychiatrist sessions include a good deal of
teaching of students, such as Registrars from Hospitals, a student from Reading University Course
for School Counselling, social work students, etc.