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The services of the Dental Hygienist appointed initially in
Leyton were made available to Walthamstow on two days per
week. Apart from chairside work for the priority groups, talks
were given both at the Child Welfare Clinics and at Thorpe
Coombe Maternity Hospital.
In September, following the issue of a joint circular by the
Ministries of Health and Education with regard to "priority"
Dental Services, it was agreed by the Walthamstow Committee for
Education and the Health Area Sub-Committee to recommend the
appointment of an additional dental surgeon, and the appointment
was made later in the year.
(d) Tonsils and Adenoids.—Children are treated at various
hospitals.
(e) Ophthalmic Defects and Minor Ailments.—Children are
given treatment either at the School Clinics or by special appointment.
(f) Child Guidance.—The special session for children under
school age which began at the West Avenue Welfare Centre in
1951 was continued with success. The following report is contributed
by Dr. Helen Gillespie, Senior Psychiatrist at the Walthamstow
Child Guidance Clinic:—
"This clinic has now been running for a year, and is held
on alternate Tuesday mornings. Most of the cases are referred
by the Medical Officers in attendance at the Maternity and
Child Welfare Clinics in the Borough.