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little to add to this except to mention that while the value of
this teaching is recognised there is little prospect that either
medical officers or health visitors will be able to devote more
time to it than they do at presento
School Nursing Service;
Mrs. Reading, Superintendent Health Visitor, has kindly
prepared the following report
"A year has now passed since the re-organisation of the
School Health Service. A re-organisation which included the
introduction of audiometer tests for all school entrantsyearly
vision testing of all school children, colour vision
testing for 10 year old boys and selective school medicals for
the 8-9 year and 12-13 year old age groups-all of which
has involved the School Nursing Service in a considerable
amount of additional work. It is I feel to the nursing
staff's credit that returns of work show much of this work to
have been undertaken-without any additional staff increase.
Child Guidance Service:
Dr. Waldman. Consultant Psychiatrist-Loughton, writes
'As regards Loughton Child Guidance Clinic, the following
are the salient features of our activities over the past year:-
(1) As regards 2 major developments-(a) being regarded
as an autonomous clinic and (b) moving to new
premises, we have been largely marking time,
awaiting developments on administration and
planning levels.
(2) Clinically we have continued to benefit by having a
full clinic team including a psychotherapist. This
has enabled us better to handle the matter of
training students who continue to be sent to us
from Barking and Stevenage Colleges of Education
(Certificate of Social Work Course and Child Care
Course).
(3)There are 2 particular areas which have received
special attention-(a) co-ordination with other
Services, particularly Child Care, Probation Service
and other County Social Agencies, partly with a view
to improving our communication structure and partly
with a view to the setting up of a multi-disciplinary
group with the particular dynamic slant which our
therapist would be capable of bringing to such a
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