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Orthopaedic Clinics
Orthopaedic sessions are carried out in the Borough as
follows:-
Mattock Lane Clinic - Monthly)
Ravenor Park Clinic -Alternate) Mr J A Cholmeley
weeks F.R.C.S
Northcote Clinic - Monthly Mr P I Busfield
F.R.C.S.
Referrals to these clinics come from routine medical
inspections at schools, general school clinics, welfare
clinics, family doctors and a few from hospital.
The figures for attendance during 1971 were:-
New cases 52
Re-attendances 134
Total 186
Physiotherapy is provided at the following clinics:-
Greenford Green Ravenor Park
Mattock Lane Jubilee Gardens
Islip Manor
CHILD GUIDANCE
The main clinic is at Madeley Road, Ealing, and there are
three sub-clinics at Avenue Road, Acton, Northolt Grange,
Northolt and Villiers Road, Southall.
Dr Robin Benians and Dr Sonia Holmes are part-time
Consultant Psychiatrists at the Clinics. In addition to the
Child Guidance Clinic work, they are responsible for
preparing psychiatric reports for juvenile courts on
children admitted to the Council's reception centre, for
giving advice to the field staff of the ChiIdren's and
Health Departments, and have sessions at the day and
residential special schools.
Referrals
No. of cases seen by Psychiatrists 266
" " " " other MedicaI Officers 156
Total cases ascertained Boys 189
Girls 66
Total 255
Placed in Day Schools Boys 60
Girls 19
Total 79
Placed in Residential Schools Boys 105
Girls 39
Total 144
Waiting Placement Boys 24
Girls 8
Total 32
Schools for the Maladjusted
Day
Cavendish School - a 50 place school for 7 - 11 year
old pupils which replaced Aston in
September 1971.
Newlands School - a 45 place school for 11+ - 16year
old pupils.
Springhallow - a 16 place unit for non-communica-
ting children of all ages with
provision fa the teaching of
Autistic children which opened in
September 1971.
Residential
East Quinton School - a 44 place school for 7 - 11 year
old pupi Is.
Red House School - a 30 place school for 11+ - 16 year
old pupi Is.
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
The table below sets out, in various categories, the number of handicapped pupils, as at 31 December 1971.
Category of
Pupils
Special Day
Schools
Special
Residential
Schools
Maintained
Secondary
Schools
Not at
School
In
Independent
Schools
TOTAL
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
Blind
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
4
Partial ly Sighted
4
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
8
Deaf
7
11
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
—
10
15
Partially Deaf
17
13
3
3
—
4
—
1
3
3
23
24
E.S.N.
174
128
28
14
43
26
—
—
2
4
247
173
Epileptic
—
1
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
Maladjusted
60
19
105
39
23
7
—
—
1
1
189
66
Physical ly
Handicapped
35
25
4
8
2
2
3
4
6
45
44
Defective Speech
11
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
10
7
22
9
Delicate
24
8
9
7
3
3
—
—
3
2
39
20