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Barking 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(4) EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE.
There were somewhat less Consultations and
Attendances for treatment at your Specialist Consultant
Clinic when compared with the year 1943—
with a consequent decrease in the number of sessions,
the number being 41, whereas 44 sessions were held
in the previous year.
We have continued our arrangements with the
Queen Mary's, King George and St. Mary's Hospitals,
for the operative treatment of ear, nose and throat
defects. Our Barking Hospital Scheme is still in
abeyance.
Statistics, in relation to the Ear, Nose and Throat Scheme are set out hereunder:—
| Mothers & Toddlers | Adults— Public Scheme | School Children | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | Year 1943 | Year 1944 | |
| Number of Attendances at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic | 274 | 208 | 26 | 36 | 838 | 772 | 1,138 | 1,016 |
| Number of cases which received operative treatment | 97 | 34 | — | — | 353 | 214 | 450 | 248 |
| Number of cases which received other forms of treatment | 51 | 61 | 11 | 14 | 561 | 296 | 623 | 371 |
(5) OPHTHALMIC SERVICES.
The Council have established the post of Ophthalmic
Nurse, but the actual appointment is still in
abeyance because we have not succeeded in obtaining
a suitable candidate despite the efforts of the