[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Out of a total case load of 177 children, 115 cases were closed and a summary of these is given below. At the end of the year 32 children were being seen by the clinic staff and 30 cases were on the waiting list. Improved or completed (advice or treatment) 93 Placement (Special School, Children’s Home, etc.).... 4 Not followed up* 13 Transfer to other area or agency 5 Total 115 *Lack of co-operation, symptoms cleared, etc. The new cases referred to the Clinic were, after diagnosis, placed into the following broad categories according to the type of problem and the kind of clinical treatment that they would require:— School Not Advisory Treatment problems Test only followed up 59 34 4 1 13 The following table is a summary of the major cases examined by the clinic staff:— Nervous Disorders 10 Habit Disorders 16 Behaviour Disorders 54 Organic Disorders 1 Psychotic Disorders 4 Educational 2 ENURETIC CLINIC A total of 44 cases were referred from infant welfare centres and by school medical officers, local general practitioners, and consultant paediatricians. Thirty-two cases which were receiving treatment in 1960 continued to be seen by the clinic staff in 1961. In addition, there were five cases on the waiting list at the end of the previous year making a total case load of 81 children. No. of children who received treatment 56 No. of attendances made 199 No. of cases completed 33 No. of uncompleted cases 23 No. of children on waiting list 5 No. of children who failed appointments 20