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Speech Clinics
Speech clinics are provided at the Caryl Thomas Clinic, Headstone
Drive, where two speech therapists are engaged. Cases are referred by
school medical officers and by the teachers. In addition, the therapists visit
the schools to discuss with and give advice to teaching staff on cases with
minor degrees of speech defect. Therapy sessions are now being held in
some of the peripheral clinics. This cuts down travelling distances and is
welcomed by parents.
Child Guidance Centre
At the County Council's Child Guidance Centre at 82 Gayton Road,
Harrow, the child guidance team consisting of psychiatrist, educational
psychologist, psychiatric social workers and psycho-therapists, provide a
service giving advice and treatment to children whose education is suffering
as a result of some form of emotional difficulty.
Dental Treatment
This service is under the administration of the Area Dental Officer,
Mr. A. G. Brown. Treatment is available for school children, children
under 5 and expectant and nursing mothers at seven centres:—
Caryl Thomas Clinic, Headstone Drive.
Elmwood Avenue Clinic.
Roxeth Hill Clinic.
Honeypot Lane Clinic.
Alexandra Avenue Clinic.
Whittlesea Road Clinic.
Cecil Park Clinic.
Children found to require treatment at routine school dental inspections
are offered this treatment at one of the above centres. Facilities for
any necessary X-ray and orthodontic treatment are available.
Chest Clinics
The Chest Clinic serving most of the district is that at 199 Station
Road, Harrow (Telephone No. Harrow 1075). The physician-in-charge is
Dr. Grenville Mathers. Serving part of the district on the eastern side is the
Chest Clinic at the Edgware General Hospital (Telephone No. Edgware
4467). The physician-in-charge is Dr. Trenchard.
Family Planning and Marriage Guidance
Sessions of the Family Planning Association Clinic are held at the
Elmwood Avenue Clinic on Monday evenings, Thursday afternoons, and
on the second and fourth Wednesday evening each month. In addition, a
clinic is held on a Tuesday morning at Alexandra Avenue Clinic. The
Marriage Guidance Council have their offices at 36 College Road, Harrow.