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Mr. E.M.G. Galton, Consulting Ophthalmologist for the Wood Green children attending Lordship
Lane Clinic, reports:-
"During the year parents became more familiar with the Lordship Lane Clinic, and attendances
improved by 8% to 1,308. New cases likewise increased by 55% to 208. Of these 46 were under
5 years of age.
At the end of the year the new Clinic at Stuart Crescent was opened and already attendances are
improving.
I feel those responsible for this fine new Health Centre should be congratulated; for layout and
amenities leave little to be desired. "
Dr. R. Peswani, Consulting Ophthalmologist at Weston Park Clinic, Hornsey, reports:-
"The work at this clinic has progressed smoothly during the past year. There are two sessions
weekly and attendances have been fairly good. Any cases requiring orthoptic investigation and
treatment were referred to the orthoptist after refraction, and her presence on the same day as the
ophthalmic sessions are held, has proved a great help.
/ would ask for early referral of children with defective vision since incidence of amblyopia discovered
when it is too late is still high.

Speech Therapy
Miss J.D. Came, Speech Therapist, reports:-
"Practical and administrative difficulties have been evident during the year. Part-time speech
therapists have been hard pressed to cover full programmes of treatment and school visiting and
yet prevent mounting waiting lists. At present, we are still six speech therapy sessions short
of our entitlement. Young therapists move to fields of wider opportunity. Two left during the
year for Canada and Australia.
On the positive side, the opening of the Health Centre at Stuart Crescent will better serve children
in that area.
An interesting and worthwhile development has been the increased use made of speech therapists
by clinic doctors for the purpose of counselling and reassuring parents of children with speech
handicaps.
In Haringey an unique opportunity presents itself for the study of the speech and language problems
of the various ethnic groups. We are finding that the work of the speech clinic is appreciated by
people from widely varying cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This has surely most encouraging
significance for the future."
Child Guidance Service
The Borough is served by two Child Guidance Centres - at Lordship Lane, Tottenham, and at
Tetherdown, Muswell Hill. Dr. Nina Meyer is medical director of the Tottenham Centre, and Dr. K.
Graf medical director of the Hornsey Centre. The administrative director of the child guidance and
school psychological service is Mr. B.J. Watkins, Senior Educational Psychologist.
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