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Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
Children found at periodic school medical inspections or at the minor
ailment clinics to have orthopaedic or postural defects are referred for
specialist advice to the Harrow Hospital Physical Treatment Centre.
Cases requiring physiotherapy are dealt with at the Centre, working under
the direction of the visiting orthpaedic surgeons. During the year, 65
pupils received treatment at the Centre.
Speech Therapy
At the beginning of the year 1966 the Speech Therapy Service in
the London Borough of Harrow was staffed by three Speech Therapists.
1 full-time (Therapist left in January, 1966 and was replaced in
July, 1966).
1 part-time (Six sessions a week. Appointed full-time senior Speech
Therapist, March 1966).
1 part-time (Five sessions a week. Therapist left in April, 1966. Fulltime
Therapist appointed in August, 1966).
Therapists worked together one day a week at Caryl Thomas Clinic
which is the centre of the area. Clinics were held at the following centres:—
Caryl Thomas Clinic 8 sessions per week.
Honeypot Lane Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Cecil Park Clinic 1 session per week
Northolt Road Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Whittlesea Road Clinic 1 session per week.
Shaftesbury School 1 session per week.
Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital 1 session per week.
Due to changes in the staff all Clinics except Caryl Thomas Clinic
had to be closed from April until September.
By October, 1966 all the Clinics had been re-opened, and in addition
sessions were started at Tenby Road Clinic and Whittlesea Road Training
School. It was felt that one session a week at Shaftesbury School was
insufficient, and two Therapists working together started to visit twice
a week. Sessions were also increased at Cecil Park, Whittlesea Road and
Caryl Thomas Clinic.
In October, 1966, Speech Clinics were held at the following centres:—
Caryl Thomas Clinic 14 sessions per week.
Honeypot Lane Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Cecil Park Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Northolt Road Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Whittlesea Road Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Tenby Road Clinic 2 sessions per week.
Shaftesbury School 4 sessions per week.
Whittlesea Road Training School 1 session per week.
Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital 1 session per week.