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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The appliance and prosthesis work, which I introduced last year, is being carried out very
successfully by Mr. Ditsell, Mrs. Leage and myself.
The benefit and safety derived by the Physically Handicapped patients, from the installation
of the Electric Hydraulic Chair at the Annie Prendergast Clinic and also the introduction of a
chiropody drill with dust extractor at Porters Avenue Clinic, has shown the great necessity for more
modern and improved equipment in all the clinics, which I hope we shall achieve in due course.
During this past year I have attended a Management Course at Oxford, for Chief Chiropodists,
and in July, Mr. Ditsell (Senior Chiropodist) attended a Refresher Course at the London Foot
Hospital.
TREATMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1972
| CLINIC | Children | Adults | Total | Sessions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –5yrs. | 5–16yrs. | O.A.P. | Others | A/N | P/H | |||
| Central | 3 | 33 | 1,880 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1,936 | 349 |
| Julia Engwell | 1 | 16 | 2,137 | 6 | – | 21 | 2,181 | 393 |
| Porters Avenue | – | 37 | 2,407 | 26 | – | 33 | 2,503 | 432 |
| Greatfields | 5 | 17 | 1,901 | – | – | 2 | 1,925 | 331 |
| Thames View | – | 16 | 507 | – | – | – | 523 | 81 |
| Ford Road | – | 31 | 2,586 | 121 | 3 | 89 | 2,830 | 413 |
| Annie Prendergast | 3 | 17 | 2,319 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2,376 | 435 |
| Oxlow Lane | 2 | 14 | 1,905 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 1,981 | 323 |
| Total | 14 | 181 | 15,642 | 189 | 12 | 217 | 16,255 | 2,757 |
| OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES | ||||||||
| Grays Court | – | – | 318 | – | – | – | 318 | 46 |
| Mayesbrook | – | – | 141 | – | – | . | 141 | 20 |
| The Lawns | – | – | 139 | – | – | – | 139 | 20 |
| Saywood Lodge | – | – | 138 | . | . | – | 138 | 20 |
| Riverside | – | – | 139 | – | – | – | 139 | 20 |
| Total | – | – | 875 | – | – | – | 875 | 126 |
| Domiciliary: | ||||||||
| West | – | – | 1,414 | – | – | – | 1,414 | 355 |
| East | – | – | 605 | – | – | – | 605 | 151 |
| Hospital Car Service | _ | _ | 644 | _ | _ | _ | 644 | 91 |
| Louise Graham House | – | – | – | . | – | 67 | 67 | 11 |
| Grand Total | 14 | 181 | 19,180 | 189 | 12 | 284 | 19,860 | 3,491 |
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