[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS J)urin«' ilie- year 279 children (of whom 90 w^re new cases) made 481 attendances at the orthojiaedic clinics. These figures show ail increase both in the number of children attending the oi l hoiHcdic. (dinics and in the number of new cases. Tweiily (diildren were in-patients at the Kirbynioorside and Heverley Wb'siwood Hosinlals, and of these 15 were admitted and lo were discharged during the year. CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC 44ie following refiort is submitted by the Educational Psychologist. 4'he clinic stab' was similar to that of last year, consisting of the consnltant psychiatrist from llroadgate Hospital, the educational psyidndogist, the iisychiatric social worker and the mental health social worker, and clinic sessions were held as before on dhiesday and Wednesday of each week. At the end of the year the jisychiatric social worker, whose valuable work for the clinii' since its incejition was much appreciated, left this Authority, and a new ap])ointment has not yet been made. Dm ing the year 127 cases were referred to the clinic from the following sources: — School Medical Officer 28 Cieiieral Practitioners 4 llosuitals 3 FTead Teachers 50 (ndldreu’s Officer 7 (-ontimied from 1051 ..., 35 127 This figure shows a slight increase over the corresponding one for last year, although no Juvenile Court cases were seen, as these are now dealt with centrally in Hull. Of the total of 127, 191 were treatment cases while 26 were referred for testing and assessment only. Those accepted for treatment com])rised 6 ])re-s(‘hool children; 22 from Infant Schools; 43 juniors, and 30 seniors. The developing tendency for Medi(“al Officers and head teachers to refer, and parents to bring younger (diildren is to be welcomed as early referral Iiroves most beneficial to the child and enables guidance to be given before the ]>roblem behaviour has become deep rooted. Summary of Cases Examined {('hifieri according to main presenting symptom). Haiiit disorders (tmuresis, incontinence, sickness) 25 Anli-soci.‘il lieluivionr (truancy, wandering, pilfering, lying) ... 19 Aggr(‘ssive hehavionr (tantrnins, (k^strnctiveness, disohedience) 15 Xeiwons disord('rs (hysteria, ohsessions, emotional immaturity) 15 Anxiety states (attention-seeking, Jealousy, night terrors) 14 Backwardness (causing emotional complications) 13 101