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CHILD GUIDANCE.
During the year under review a number of children presenting
difficulties associated with educational progress and behaviour were
referred to the London Child Guidance Clinic, Canonbury, N.
Financial responsibility for the fees attendant upon such examination
is accepted by the Education Committee.
Towards the close of the year a whole-time psychologist was
appointed by the Committee for a period of six months to undertake
the investigation of retarded and maladjusted children in order to
determine whether there was any ground for the establishment of a
Child Guidance Clinic in the area.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
In connection with the "National Campaign to Encourage the wider
use of the Health Services'' an Exhibition was held at the Municipal
Hall, Tottenham, from 29th November to 3rd December. The School
Medical Service was well represented and exhibits descriptive of the
provision made for safeguarding the health of the school child were
portrayed on various stalls.
With the co-operation of the Director of Education parties of senior
school children visited the Exhibition at the morning and afternoon
sessions, the exhibits being explained to them by members of the School
Medical Staff. Films illustrating the various Health Services including
a local film of the work of House Refuse Collection were shown at each
session. The interest in the Exhibition was manifest by the many and
varied questions put to the demonstrators by the children during their
visits.