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Discharged improved 65
Source of Referral
School Health Service and Head Teachers 147
Maternity and Child Welfare 9
Several children were referred to Mr. Scott, the Aural Surgeon, for examination.
Four children attended the Child Guidance Clinic.
Fourteen children received treatment at the Elizabeth Fry Special School. It has
been possible this year to arrange for two third year students of Speech Therapy to help
with the work at this school. Several of the children are in urgent need of speech
therapy, and it has been difficult to arrange for some of them to have treatment at all.
Even now they receive therapy once a week only and this is inadequate.
A boy with severe dyslalia and language difficulty, who went to Moor House
residential school for children with speech defects last year, was accepted for a further
year's treatment this year. At first his progress was very slow and it was felt he was
not benefiting at all, but once he had settled down to his change of environment, the
improvement in his speech was most satisfactory.
My thanks are due to parents and teachers who co-operate so well with the work.
Without their help the children's progress would be extremely slow. Parents of the
young children particularly, have the onerous task of escorting their children to the
clinic once a week for many months, as well as helping the children with their work at
home each day.
CHILD GUIDANCE. Dr.T.P.Riordan, the Medical Director of the Child Guidance
Clinic, has kindly sent the following report on the year's work.
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE WEST HAM CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
by
T. P. Riordan, M.D., B.Ch., D.P.M.
STAFF: Psychiatrists:
Dr.T.P.Riordan (Medical Director)
Dr.G.Somerville
Dr.J.E.Glancy
Dr.E.P.Easton
Psychologist:
Mrs.Nathan
Psychiatric Social Worker:
Miss Holmes
Secretary:
Mrs.Peters
3 sessions weekly up to July 1952.
4 sessions weekly from July 1952.
1 session weekly
1 session weekly
1 session weekly up to July 1952.
6 sessions weekly
Full time
Full time
81