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barriers to proper education. From the medical aspect, many
behaviour disorders, aberrations, tics, speech defects and serious
personality and emotional complex problems "will be elucidated
and treated. The team will comprise the Psychiatrist, Psychiatric
Social Worker, Educational Psychologist and selected Health
Visitors, who have shown particular aptitude for this work. It is
felt that the necessity for such a Clinic has been engendered by many
convergent factors arising out of the War. The break up of many
homes by evacuation and military service, the stress of bombing
and shelter life, the weakening of the family bond by neglect of
the Church, and possibly an over abundance of too readily accessible
social services sapping individual independence and moral integrity.
Nor must the great shadow east by the housing problem be ignored,
for indeed it darkens the lives of many of our school children.
The School Health Service of the Borough has stood the test
of time and abundantly proved its worth both in preventive and
remedial measures to raise the standard of well being of all school
children, and at this crucial period in our history when additional
age groups are swelling the ' numbers on roll ' at both ends of school
life, the service will bring forth new efforts in the drive for positive
health.
I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
Malcolm Barker,
School Medical Officer.