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Hospital Treatment.
Tottenham is particularly well served with regard to Hospital
treatment, having within its boundaries the Prince of Wales's
General Hospital, and being within easy access of all main London
teaching and specialist hospitals.
Under the National Health Service Act, 1946, Tottenham
will look to the North East Regional Hospital Board for the future
provision of its hospital and specialist services.
Speech Therapy.
I am indebted to Mrs. R. L. Heineman, for the following report
on the work of the Speech Therapy service during the year:—
During the past year the Speech Therapist has been able to
give considerable time to explaining the work of the clinics. The
Speech Therapist had the opportunity of addressing the Head
Teachers' Association, at a meeting which was open to assistant
heads, and at which a lively discussion took place. Informal
gatherings of teachers were also held during school hours. By
addressing meetings of parents and teachers, it has been possible
to gain the interest and understanding of a wider circle of parents
than those whose children's speech is defective.
An invitation was extended to all teachers to visit the Speech
Clinic, and see how cases were treated. The greatest response to
this was from teachers in Infants Schools, which, of course, have
a relatively high proportion of children with Speech Defects.
Attendance during the holidays naturally tends to be poor.
To avoid this during the summer holidays a number of outings,
such as picnics and visits to the Science Museum were arranged,
and proved most successful.