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Barking 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments. Minor Ailment Cliniee
have been held daily at the porters Avenue, Greig Hall
and Central Clinics.
You will observe from the following
comparative table that the total number of cases
treated at these clinics show an increase of 2,487 over
the previous year, the increase being greatest at
Porters Avenue.
MINOR AIIMENT CLINICS, YEARS 1940, 1941 & 1942.
The following table summarises the work of the Minor Ailment cinics in respect of public elementary school-children, and gives a comparison with the ye ars 1940 and 1941:-
| Year. | Clinic. | No. of days Clinic was open. | No. of attendances. | Daily Average Attendance. | No. of cases dealt with. | Total No, of attendances. | Total No. of cases dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CENTRAL | 321 | 4,863 | 15.1 | 1,380 | 14,827 | 2,930 |
| HUMPHREY | 365 | 331 | 0.9 | 100 | |||
| WOODWARD | 306 | 9,633 | 31. 4 | 1,450 | |||
| PORTERS | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1941 | CENTRAL | 307 | 6,033 | 19,6 | 1,468 | 20,057 | 4,475 |
| GREIG HALL. | 278 | 7,137 | 25.6 | 1,488 | |||
| HUMPHREY | 13 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | |||
| WOODWARD | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 33 | |||
| PORTERS | 297 | 6,734 | 22.7 | 1,484 | |||
| 1942 | CENTRAL | 307 | 9,357 | 30.48 | 2,265 | 30,011 | 6,962 |
| GREIG HALL. | 306 | 9,159 | 30.25 | 2,520 | |||
| PORTERS. | 307 | 11,495 | 37. 44 | 2,177 |
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