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Refraction Clinics and Dental Sessions are held as required
at the Dagenham and the Becontree Clinics.
Tuberculosis Clinic.
A Tuberculosis Clinic is held every Monday morning and
Thursday afternoon at the King George Hospital Out-Patient
Department. The Tuberculosis Officer of the Essex County Council
is in attendance.
Venereal Diseases.
There is no local treatment provided for persons suffering from
Venereal Diseases. Provision is made under the London and Home
Counties Scheme, the nearest treatment centre being the London
Hospital.
Orthopaedic Clinics.
By arrangement with the Essex County Council, children
who fall under the provisions of our Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme are referred to the Orthopaedic Surgeon, an allocation of
costs is made which is based on the proportion of attendances of
school children and those under 5 years of age. It is found that
owing to a large increase in attendances, the time is approaching
when the holding of clinics for children under 5 years of age will
have to receive consideration.
Remedial Exercises and Massage Clinic.
Two sessions are held weekly at the Ford Road Clinic, namely,
on Monday afternoons and Friday mornings; and two weekiy
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Becontree Clinic.
The provision of massage and remedial exercises is an essential
part of orthopaedic treatment, and in many cases prolonged
treatment of this nature obviates the necessity of surgical
interference.
light Clinic.
Ultra violet Ray treatment is carried out during two sessions
a week at both the Becontree and Dagenham Clinics. It is our
practice to hold these clinics from October to May inclusive. The
two ultra violet Ray lamps which had been in use for a number of
years were found to be obsolete and have been replaced by two
instruments of the most modern type containing mercury vapour
burners.