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Nine children received treatment at the Elizabeth Pry special school, where two
students from the West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Speech Therapy Training School,
continue to assist with the work.
A boy of fifteen attending Moor House Residential School for children with speech
defects, left school in December. His articulation is much improved and he has now started
work.
During the year a tape recording machine was installed at the clinic. This piece of
equipment will be invaluable, not only for direct treatment and ear training, but also as a
means of collecting important information and data on speech defects, their treatment, and
the progress made over a period of time.
My thanks are due once again to parents and teachers without whose co-operation our
work would be impossible.
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.Rlordan, M.D., B.Ch., D.P.M.
STAFF:
Consultant Psychiatrists
T.P.Riordan, M.D., D.P.M. (Medical Director) 4 sessions weekly
Geo.Somerville, M.D., D.P.M. 1 „ „
J.E.Glancy, M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.M. 1 „ „
Educational Psychologist
Mrs.E.Nathan, Dip.Psych., A.B.Ps.S. 6 „ „
Psychiatric Social Worker
Miss Holmes (Full-time until 23rd November, 1953)
Secretary
Mrs,Peters (Full-time)
Interviews at clinic
Psychiatrist's interviews 912
Psychologist's „ 384
Psychiatric Social Worker's interviews 610
Interviews outside clinic
School visits by Psychologist 10
Testing interviews at school 65
School visits by Psychiatric Social Worker 8
Home „ „ „ „ „ 35
Other „ „ „ „ „ 4
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