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Students from the West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases Speech Therapy
Training School also attend the Greengate Clinic for eight sessions a week, and the
Elizabeth Fry Spastic Unit for one session.

Of the school children, 14 were treated at Gurney School and 24 at the Elizabeth
Fry Spastic Unit.
Sources of Referral:
School Health Service 129
Maternity and Child Welfare 21
Dental Surgeon 4
Hospitals 4
Paediatrician 3
Child Guidance Clinic 3
Audiology Unit 1
As well as receiving referrals from these sources, we often need to refer
children to the Ear, Hose and Throat Surgeon, Dental Surgeon and Child Guidance Clinic
for further advice and treatment, and it is a great help to us to have the close
co-operation of these services.
During the year, 86 children were referred for treatment and, unfortunately
most of these children have had to wait some months owing to the long waiting list. It
has also been difficult to arrange for the children at the Elizabeth Fry School to
have the treatment they require, as there are now an increased number of cases there,
with a severe speech disability, requiring frequent treatment.
A further 12 children were referred for treatment at Gurney School. During one
session a week it is impossible to treat these extra cases, and the headmaster has
reqtiested an Improved service at the school.
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