Social service for the paediatric out patients.

The medical social service to the paediatric patients referred by doctors from out patient department, Siriraj Hospital, between 1984-1987 were analyzed. The total number of services were 54,276 in 18,127 paediatric patients or 18.4 percent of total 98,641 out paediatric patients. The age, sex, domiciliary origin, profession of parents, type of services were demonstrated in 8 tables. Detail and problems of social service were discussed.