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Therapists worked together one day a week at the Caryl Thomas
Clinic, which is the centre of the area.
Clinics were held at the following centres:—
Caryl Thomas Clinic .. 8 sessions per week.
2 sessions per week.
1 session per week.
2 sessions per week.
1 session per week.
1 session per week.
1 session per week.
Honeypot Lane Clinic
Pinner Clinic
South Harrow Clinic
Whittlesea Road Clinic
Shaftesbury School
Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital
Children came to the various clinics from 36 of the 43 schools in the
area. They were referred by medical officers, head teachers, orthodontists,
and general practitioners in the area.
Children were also referred by surgeons, neurologists and speech
therapists at the following hospitals:—
The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London,
W.C.I.
Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood.
Edgware General Hospital, Edgware.
During 1965, 25 schools were visited and the co-operation of the
teachers enlisted. Very good liaison was established in the majority of
schools. Head teachers from two of the schools visited the Caryl Thomas
Clinic.
Hospital speech therapists in the area were contacted and three
therapists from adjoining areas have visited the clinics.
Principals of two of the Speech Therapy Training Schools in London
sent students for a period of a term each, to observe speech therapy
clinics in the area. A total of six students came to the clinics in the area
during 1965.
Very good liaison was established with the staffs of the Tyneholme
Nursery School and Day Nursery adjoining Caryl Thomas Clinic and
also with the health visitors working in the area.
The total number of children referred to the speech therapists in the
area during 1965 was 147. In addition, there were 40 cases admitted in 1964
still under treatment.
Total case load during 1965 was 187 cases:
Pre-school 39 cases
School age 148 cases
The number of cases discharged during 1965 was 58.
The majority of these cases now have normal speech. However, 7
were discharged because the parents have left the area or the country and
5 were discharged because the parents of the children did not want further
treatment.