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CHEYNE HOSPITAL, WEST WICKHAM
I am grateful to Dr. R. J. Harris, Senior Paediatric Registrar, Farnborough Hospital, for the following report
The school at Cheyne has continued to give the children full and interesting treatment. Young children have
continued to be admitted to the Nursery class of day pupils, and to take advantage of the comprehensive physiotherapeutic
services offered. The children concerned have benefited from this arrangement.
The number of admissions during 1972 were 7, with 6 discharged and 1 death.
In addition 9 children spent varying periods of time at the hospital during the holidays.
The 6 children from Leybourne Grange have shown some improvement in the past year; their future is as
yet undecided.
THE PHOENIX CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
I am grateful to Dr. C. H. Upjohn, Consultant Paediatrician, Farnborough Hospital, for the following report:-
The new Centre presented by the Spastics Society was opened by Sir Keith Joseph, Bt., M.P. Secretary of
State for Social Services on 26th September, 1972. The ceremony was attended by a large gathering of people representing
various departments of the Hospital and Local Authority, and also many groups and individuals who had contributed
generously towards the £60,000 required for the new building and equipment.
The children and staff are now happily settled in the new Centre and are benefiting greatly from all the
facilities and increased space in the specially designed building. The number of children attending is now 39, 22
attend daily and 17 attend selective afternoon groups at regular intervals. There have been 13 new patients admitted
to the Centre since January, 1972, and 6 patients have left, 5 to go to other schools, and 1 moved away from the
district.
Mrs. N. Dawson, Senior Physiotherapist and also in charge of the day to day administration of the Unit,
retired in December after eight years work in the Phoenix Centre. All her valuable work was much appreciated and
she was given a leaving present by the Parents Group, and a Hospital party was also held for her in the Phoenix
Centre. Miss M. Sage has been appointed as Senior Physiotherapist to succeed Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. A. Waterhouse
continues as Senior Teacher, and is assisted by Mrs. Bray, who teaches the senior group, and Miss B. Cook who has
replaced Mrs. J. Williams as Teacher for the Nursery Group. Other members of the therapy staff continue their
appointments, including Mrs. S. Walster as Senior Occupational Therapist, assisted by Mrs. R. Rosier wno has been
appointed as an additional part-time Occupational Therapist, Miss P. Park as Physiotherapist and Mrs. E. Clarke and
Mrs. R. MacKenzie as Speech Therapists, Mrs. Woodbridge, Nursery Warden, and her staff, with numerous voluntary
helpers, too many to mention by name. Mrs. A. Dalton was also appointed as Receptionist, who took up her duties
in September. This is a new appointment and has greatly contributed to the day to day organisation of the Unit.
SPECIAL DAY SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN
Goddington School, Orpington Number on roll: — Boys 80, Girls 48
During the year routine medical inspections were carried out, and as a result three children were referred
to the Ophthalmic clinic, one hearing defect has been referred and one child with tortcollis was referred and has
since been operated on. Rubella vaccination was carried out on four girls.
There have been twelve school leavers and of these, three girls were transferred to a training centre, two
to ESN/Maladjusted School—Swaylands (residential) and one to a residential epileptic hospital school.
Special defects in the school are currently as follows:
Hearing defect- 3
Hearing—under investigation- 2
Defects of vision- 15
Epileptics- 9
Sturge Weber syndrome with epilepsy- 2
Arrested hydrocephalus with petit mal- 1
Congenital heart lesion- 1 (operated)
Mongols-
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