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would also have more opportunity to learn to read words from their
written work by asking how to spell new words they wanted to use
in writing. There could, in this way, be a two-way process in whid
the child's reading practice helps his written work and his written
work helps his reading, as of course happens with the normal Infan
school child who learns to read at the expected time. In a small
special class, individual work can be set so that each child can go
at his own pace and the needs of children with different degrees of
reading difficulty can be met. I am hopeful that it may be possible,
in the future, to provide some special classes of this kind for
secondary school children. This seems to me the most urgent need
as far as increasing the local special educational facilities is concerned."
New Cases tested individually 54
New Cases tested by group test in
connection with reading survey 27
Follow ups for schools 56
Follow ups for Clinic 42
Remedial education cases 11
Children referred to C.G.C. 9
Orthopaedic Clinic
Mr.Whitchurch Howell, F.R.C.S., Consultant Orthopaedic
Surgeon, continued to visit this clinic at Barking Hospital, and
reports that the work of the clinic has run smoothly during the year
mainly on account of the excellent accommodation and good staff
teamwork. There is still a serious shortage of Physiotherapeutists,
and until their salaries are increased to a considerable extent there
is no encouragement for anyone to take up this worth-while occpation.
Mr. T.Hynd the Superintendent Physiotherapist does a wonderful
job almost unaided.
The Statistics for 1963 are as follows;
Consultant Cases Adults 250
Children 71
Treatments 11,269
In-Patients 26
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