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lectures on this subject at the Sir John Cass College in East
London.
At the request of the Council the premises and X-rayplant
of an unqualified practitioner were thoroughly investigated
by the Radiological Protection Service. The recommendiations
they made have been carried out.
Regular meetings of members and officers of local
authorities in this area have been held to discuss the problems
involved in the hazards of radiation.
THE CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC.
Ilford and Barking have reason to be well satisfied
with their local Child Guidance Clinic. In spite of the fact
that it is administered jointly by the Education and School
Health Department, and partly staffed by the Regional Hospital
Board, it works as a unit with the minimum of friction,
contains a contented and nearly always complete therapeutic
staff and has a wide reputation for its service. At one time
members of its staff visited infant welfare centres, attended
groups in patients' homes and the public health offices, but
experience has shown that liaison with the health visiting
staff and conferences afford the best means for advising our
staff on problems they may encounter with emotional and
behaviour difficulties in young children.
The Child Guidance Clinic, in co-operation with the
Education Department, is developing special classes for the
maladjusted. So far the experiment is fulfilling the hopes
placed in it.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Dr. Taylor, a school medical officer appointed to
spend a substantial portion of his time in health education,
had a most successful meeting with the heads of the secondary
schools to discuss his future programme on bringing to
the attention of school children the relation between lung
cancer and tobacco smoking.
A new Health Services Clinic in Heathcote Avenue
was opened. Plans are far advanced and ministerial sanction
received for the construction of the new school for the
physically handicapped. This will be one of the mostadvanced