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for to some extent by Beech House Psychiatric Unit for adolescent
boys at Canterbury, but this could only be used for boys
from 12 to 16 and there was no equivalent accommodation for
girls. Colchester Children's Psychiatric Unit has been very
helpful for younger children and we have been able to maintain
an excellent contact with both these units, but a local hostel
where children could go to their own school or attend the
Maladjusted Unit would facilitate continuity of treatment.
Unfortunately the building which was under consideration as
a hostel proved unsuitable, but the file containing the papers
and plans remains, so we hope we shall be able to take It out
again and consider some different site in the not too distant
future.
New school report forms have been drawn up which are
more comprehensive than any we have previously used. The
schools have been encouraged to keep a copy for their own
use so that direct comparison can be made over a period as
regards social adjustment and school progress for each child
under consideration. The completion of the form requires care,
thought and time but we hope that the information collected
will prove to be of value not only to the psychologists but to
the teachers themselves. These forms are now being used
when children are formally referred to the clinic, on entry to
any of the special units and in some cases where the head
teachers have requested a psychologist to see a child at
school.
We are very grateful for all the help we have received from
the Education and Health departments during the year and are
really appreciative of such close co-operation."
New cases 225
Follow-up for schools 129
Follow-up for clinic 121
Remedial Education 66
Children referred to Child
Guidance Clinic 37
Enuresis Clinic
Dr. Joan M. Pooley, Senior Departmental Medical Offlcer,
reports as follows:—
During the 12 months ended December 31st, 1967, the
Enuresis Clinic has been held weekly at the Kenwood Gardens
Centre and fortnightly at the Mayesbrook Centre.
Sessions and New Cases
(Comparative figures for the years 1963-1967 Inclusive)