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Barking 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(4) EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE.
The number of sessions held by your Specialist
Consultant during the year was 45, as againts 41 for
1944.
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.
Statistics, in relation to the Ear, Nose and Throat Scheme are set out hereunder :—
| Mothers & Toddlers | Adults— Public Scheme | School Children | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | Year 1944 | Year 1945 | |
| Number of Attendances at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic | 208 | 267 | 36 | 64 | 772 | 770 | 1,016 | 1,101 |
| Number of cases which received operative treatment .. | 34 | 85 | 214 | 263 | 248 | 348 | ||
| Number of cases which received other forms of treatment | 61 | 52 | 14 | 27 | 296 | 353 | 371 | 432 |
(5) OPHTHALMIC SERVICES.
The Council have established the post of Ophthalmic
Nurse, but the actual appointment is still in
abeyance because once again we have not succeeded
in obtaining a suitable candidate.