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Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
Miss M. Mason, F.R.C.S., continues as the Consultant
Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist and has made the following
notes on the work of her clinic:-
"The Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic has progressed
satisfactorily during the past year. There is at the moment
no appreciable waiting list for appointments. Local
arrangements are made for those patients who, after being
seen, are in need of X-Rays, most of these being carried
out at Barking Hospital but those requiring more detailed
X-Rays are referred to King George Hospital, Ilford.
For some time now the list of children awaiting
operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids has been
gradually reducing and the time lapse between the
recommendation and the admission to Hospital is now
between eight and ten weeks. Urgent cases are admitted
within one to two weeks. The beds made available for
E.N.T. cases at Chadwell Heath Hospital have mainly
been responsible for the reduction in waiting time for
these operations but there are also regular admissions
to King George Hospital, Ilford. Older children and
adults, however, have to wait considerably longer for
operative treatment owing to the long list of patients
awaiting various types of surgery."
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