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DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
A Specialist Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant attends weekly at Central
Clinic, Barking.
Pupils known to have been treated
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 67
Received other forms of treatment 278
Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with
hearing aids:-
(a) In 1966 10
(b) In previous years 73
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
An Orthopaedic Consultant attends monthly at Leys Clinic where a whole-tine
physiotherapist is also in attendance.
Pupils known to have been treated
(a) At clinics or out-patient departments 388
(b) At school for postural defects -
CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
At the 31st December 1966 there were 73 cases awaiting first appointment at
the clinic, and 87 cases under treatment. 103 new cases were seen during the
year and 555 interviews undertaken by the psychiatrist.
The newly established clinic in temporary premises at the Southwood Centre
rapidly got into its stride, and after a few months with Dr. J. Swift as a
locum psychiatrist, the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board appointed
Dr. Rodriguez Arganaras as part-time Consultant Psychiatrist for four sessions
per week with effect from 1st August 1966.
The need for a purpose-built child guidance clinic was already realised, and
following Joint visits by officers of the education, borough architect's and
health departments to newly built child guidance premises elsewhere, a visit was
made to the Department of Education and Science when sketch plans were discussed
and the Department's views obtained. This should result in an ideally designed
building, a site for which after some initial difficulty was found on land at
Shipton Close, Dagenham, and it is hoped building will start in 1967.
A report has been received from the Educational Psychologist of the Ilford
Child Guidance Clinic as follows
"I find that there were Barking children seen at this clinic during 1966.
The majority of these are children we have known for some long time as we are not
taking new referrals as a rule from the Barking area; but there were one or two
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