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Barking 1943
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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(c) Ear Nose and Throat Service.
Mr. F. Courtenay Mason, your Consultant Specialist,
held forty four sessions at the Central Clinic, an increase of
sixteen sessions over the previous year.
Operative Treatment was carried out at Queen Mary's,
King George and St. Mary1 s Hospitals. It was not found possible
to recommence operations at the Barking Hospital.
The statistics set out hereunder, indicate that
there was a decided increase during 1943 in the number of children
treated for Nose and Throat conditions.
TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
| Received Operative Treatment:- | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1941 | Year 1942 | Year 1943 | |
| ( i) Under the Authority' s Scheme in Clinic or Hospital | 277 | 171 | 353 |
| (ii) By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority' s Scheme | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Received other forms of Treatment | 114 | 198 | 561 |
| Total number treated:- | 393 | 370 | 921 |
(d) Dental Inspection and Treatment.
Your Dental Officers carried out 4,301 dental
inspections of school children (l,416 more than the previous year).
The facilities for the treatment of children at
dental clinics were maintained despite the unavoidable, changes in
staff during the period under review. A summary of the activities
of this service for the twelve months ended 31st, December, 1943 is
reproduced herewith together with a similar statement in respect of
the years 1941 and 1942.
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