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Barking 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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The continued usefulness of the Dental Workshop is evidenced
by the following figures:—
No. of Dentures 511
Repairs to Dentures 173
No. of Orthodontic Appliances 606
No. of Inlays, etc. 125
SPECIALIST SERVICES
Eye Clinics
Dr. R. F. Jamison, M.B. Ch.B., D.O.M.S., continues to attend
Central, Porters Avenue and Woodward Clinics.
Cases dealt with were as follows:—
External and other diseases excluding errors of
refraction and squint 34
Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,351
Total 1,385
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed 918
It was mentioned last year that the Orthoptic Clinic was being
held in somewhat unsatisfactory accommodation, and I am pleased
to report that —with the concurrence of the Hospital Management
Committee— arrangements were made for its transfer to rooms alongside
the Speech Therapy Clinic in the Paget Ward of Barking Hospital.
Miss Lewis, Orthoptist, treated 232 school children during 1954.
Nose and Throat Clinics
Following the death of Mr. F. Courtenay-Mason, F.R.C.S., in
1953, Mr. G. Grunberger acted as locum Consultant Ear, Nose and
Throat Specialist, until the appointment (by the Regional Hospital
Board) of Miss M. Mason, F.R.C.S., in May 1954.
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