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We were fortunate in appointing two physiotherapists
during the year, which has brought the
staff up to establishment.
Dr. Woolf, the Consultant In Physical Medicine,
resigned in June owing to pressure of other work and
Mr. H. Lee, Orthopaedic Surgeon, was appointed in
his place. He was able to take over at once and there
was no gap between the appointments.
Several new pieces of apparatus have been
ordered and will soon come into use; they will ease
the work of teachers and welfare workers.
In all respects the work of the Unit is proceeding
smoothly. There is one child on the waiting list. "
CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC.
Dr. W. P. Gurassa, Consultant Psychiatrist, and
Medical Director of the Ilford Child Guidance Clinic, writes
as follows
"During the year i960 work has proceeded
along the lines indicated in the last report, with the
demand for diagnosis and treatment as great as ever.
We have been helped by the addition of another
Psychiatric Social Worker, Miss Baker, who has
come to us from St. Bartholomew's, having previously
had experience as an Almoner at Great
Ormond Street. Unfortunately, this has been off-set
by Miss Radford leaving us to take up an appointment
at The British Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders.
My long absence through illness during the
Autumn was a further setback, but the Clinic was