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THE HEALTH OF BARKING 1
Consultations. There is a Specialist Consultant available for consultation
in cases of abnormal pregnancy, puerperal pyrexia and in cases of difficult
labour.
Supply of Medicines. Arrangements exist with local chemists by which
prescriptions are dispensed free for mothers and children attending clinics under
the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
Minor Ailments Clinics. These clinics are held primarily for children suffering
from minor ailments. A doctor is in attendance at each sessions, under whose
direction advice and necessary treatment is given. Clinical sessions are held as
under:—
Central Clinic
Porters Avenue Clinic
Upney Clinic
Woodward Clinic
Each weekday at 9 a.m
Nutrients—Dried Milk Foods. Cod Liver Oil, etc. These products are sold or
issued free in necessitous cases, during appropriate clinic sessions, on the
recommendation of your Medical Officers.
Ophthalmic Service.—A Specialist Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon attends for
the treatment, including the provision of spectacles, of all members of the public.
Clinical sessions are held as under:—
Central Clinic Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Woodward Clinic Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Treatment for children suffering from squint is also provided under the
direction of the Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (see Squint Clinic).
Orthopaedic Treatment. Advice and treatment is provided under the direction
of the Specialist Consultant for all members of the public. Clinical sessions are
held daily at the Manor Clinic.
Pathological Service. A pathological laboratory is maintained at the Barking
Hospital which supplements the facilities offered by the Essex County Council.
At this laboratory those examinations which can only be, or which can better be
carried out locally are undertaken.
Post-Natal Clinics. An opportunity is given to every mother, after her
confinement, to attend one of these clinics for a concluding examination. Any
necessary treatment, including in-patient hospital treatment, is arranged and the
advice of the Specialist Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is obtained,
if required. Clinical sessions are held at the Upney Clinic on Tuesday mornings
and Thursday afternoons.
Scabies. This is a notifiable disease within the Borough and baths and outpatient
treatment under the direction of the Skin Specialist are provided freeo:
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