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(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 following report is contributed by
Dr. Helen Gillespie, Senior Psychiatrist at the Walthamstow Child
Guidance Clinic:—
"Only seven children were referred during the year. As in
previous years I would like to stress the important preventive work
that can be done with the early age group and the need for early
reference to the clinic of children presenting problems in their
emotional development".
(g) Paediatric Clinic.—The fortnightly clinic, under the charge
of Dr. Elchon Hinden, Paediatrician to Whipps Cross Hospital,
continued during 1958 and thirty-three children under five years of
age were seen.
Dr. Hinden's report on the work of this clinic is included in
the Annual Report of the Borough School Medical Officer.
The following details are given in regard to the children under
five years who attended the clinic during 1958:—
Under five years
New cases 18
Total attendances 33
Physical Defects
Cases seen 33
Referred to Hospital .. 5
Discharged 7
(h) Invalid Children's Aid Association.—Miss H. Thompson,
Secretary to the Essex Branch of the Association, kindly reports
that the following cases of children under five years of age were
dealt with by her Association:—
Children referred for convalescence by:—
Under five years
Hospitals
Local Health Authority —
General Practitioners 2
Classification of above cases:—
Anaemia, Debility, Asthma 1