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ness, 2 of which were treated conservatively and 2 by operation.
4 cases of defective hearing, which had been confirmed by
routine audiometry, were referred to this Clinic, 2 were treated
conservatively and 2 by operation.
Orthopaedic Clinic
Professor Leon Gillis, M.B.E., F.R.C.S., continues as the Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgeon and attends fortnightly at the Physiotherapy
Department, Barking Hospital.
The Department, which is under the control of the Ilford and
Barking Joint Management Committee, occupies the east wing of
Ross Ward and is well equipped with varied and up-to-date apparatus
enabling patients to have most types of treatment requested by their
doctors. Mr. Hynd, the Senior Physiotherapist, who has worked in
Barking for 13 years now, continues in charge of the physiotherapy
work.
Classes are conducted each Wednesday morning for children
with physical nd organic defects.
The Department works on an "appointment system," whereby
a patient is "in and out" in 30 minutes (excepting cases where
treatment prescribed takes longer). No patient is kept waiting more
than 5 minutes before receiving treatment.
Patients requiring conveyance are given treatment on Tuesdays
and Fridays when transport is placed at the disposal of the department
for these essions by the ambulance service. In this way the
appointment system is not interfered with.
There is an evening session on Tuesdays, and a morning session
on Saturdays for patients who have returned to work so that they
do not lose time from their employment.
The number of cases seen by Professor Gillis was 301, half of
which were under 16 years of age. Of the total number seen by
Professor Gillis, 40 required medical or surgical treatment as inpatients,
but because no beds were available in Barking Hospital
they had to be admitted to various hospitals outside the Barking
and Ilford area. Efforts are still being made to earmark beds locally
for orthopaedic cases.
Skin Clinic.
Dr. P. M. Deville, M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., Consultant Dermatologist,
attends the Skin Clinic at Upney Clinic twice a month, and
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