[Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough.

  • South Shields (Durham, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC. In January, 1964, the Child Guidance Clinic acquired the services of Dr. N. Stansfield, Dr. G. F. Fiddler having emigrated to Australia in 1963. The Child Guidance team for the year 1964 was thus Dr. R. N. Stansfield, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mr. I. R. McKenzie, Educational Psychologist and Flealth Visitors who attended the clinic on a rota basis. Some of the cases being seen in 1963 were carried over and seen in 1964, the total number being 32. New cases referred in 1964 totalled 68, there being 45 boys and 23 girls. The new cases are analysed by sex and age level in the following table:— Boys Girls Total Pre-School ... . 1 1 2 Infant School . 4 5 9 Primary School ... . 22 7 29 Secondary School . . 16 8 24 Post Secondary . . 2 45 2 23 4 68 The total number of children in 1964, including old and new cases was thus 100. These cases can be classified according to the main factor in the problem, although this process is somewhat artificial and in the analysis, it was necessary to place some cases in two categories. CATEGORIES OF PROBLEM Habit Disorders Stammering, Tics, 4 Enuresis, Encopresis 20 Behavious Disorders Anxiety State 10 Aggressiveness, Stealing 35 School Phobia 5 Truancy 4 Organic Disorders Hyperactive, Brain Damage 9 Subnormality 10 Inadequate Training 14 Over Anxious Parents 1 5