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b) that in all non-medical cases advice, and examination be given free of charge but
that the appropriate charge be made to these persons for prescriptions and supplie:
subject to the abatement by the Council of such charge in accordance with the
the appropriate assessment scales in cases of financial hardship, and that the
Family Planning Association be responsible for the collecting of amounts and
charges so made.
c) that advice be given on request to unmarried persons under 21 years of age withou
the necessity of prior consent of the parent/guardian to be obtained.
d) that treatment be given to unmarried persons between 16 and 21 years of age only
in cases where prior consent of the parent/guardian has been obtained.
e) that the arrangements approved by the Council in February, 1967, for the
provision of a domiciliary Family Planning Service in the Borough be continued.
f) that the General Practitioner concerned be consulted in all cases in which oral
contraceptives are proposed to be supplied or prescribed or an intra-uterine
contraceptive appliance is proposed to be fitted.
Cervical Cytology
This service continued during the year at Torrington, Childs Hill, East Barnet and
Watling Clinics and in April a fifth clinic was started at Vale Drive, Barnet. In May,
further clinics were established at West Hendon and Oak Lane (Finchley).
Fortnightly sessions were held at the clinics and all women who attended had a full
examination of the breasts, abdomen and pelvis. 1608 Patients attended for the first time
during the year and in every case the patient and her doctor were notified of the result of
the test; there was one positive result and the patient was referred through the General
Practitioner to a Gynaecologist for further investigation.
Clinic
No. of Sessions
held
New
Cases
Total No.
of attendances
Average attendance
per session
Torrington 26 2 94 327 12.6
Childs Hill 25 289 319 12.8
East Barnet 26 257 297 11.4
Watling 44 490 496 11.3
West Hendon 11 100 100 9.1
Oak Lane 10 139 146 14.6
Vale Drive 17 139 144 8.5
TOTAL 159 1608 1829 11.5
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