[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The cases of the 22 cliildren have been closed for the folhnving reasons : — vSatisfaetory result ... ... ... 15 Treatment incom])lete : Left the district—improving- ... 1 Parents refused further appointments following- Miss Beaumont’s resigna- tion from the clinic—great im- provement in both cases ... ... 2 Parent reluctant from the start for treatment and finally rejected further appointments — little pro- gress ... I — 4 Treatment transferred to in-patient treatment in hospital ... ... ... 1 Investigation incomplete : Left district prior to completion of investigation ... ... ... 1 Parent refused further interviews after one visit to clinic ... ... 1 2 22 ()ne City child was on the waiting list at the end of 1055. Miss Beaumont transferred to work in the wc.st of the county during March, 1055. Miss Barker was appointed as- Mi.ss Beaumont’s .successor and took uji her duties at the Canterbury Clinic during April, 1955.” Lip Reading. Miss Vines makes the following helpful report on her class. She also runs an adult class within the further education arrange- ments to which these pupils can transfer on leaving school. The class for tuition in lip reading continued in tlie May Hooker Clinic on Saturday mornings. Ten cases made 215 attendances during the year of which h cases were from outside the City. Usually between 5 and 7 cases are in attendance at any one time. Three of the Canterbury cases progressed to the adult class held under Further bklucation arrangements in the Canterbury Technical College. Educafional Difficulties and Maladjustment. Tlie Cliild Guidance Cli nic, on whicli a report is given in liic i)agcs alicad, provides a remedial tcacliing service through tlie I’.ducational Psychologist, and advises on tlie special schooling needs of maladjusted children. I’sc is also made of it by the Ju\-cnile Court. School Dental Service. INfr. Alvyn Pryor, Principal Dental OlTicer, took u]i liis duties in tlie late Spring of 1955. lie has made an excellent rapport with