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School Clinics.
A Minor Ailment Clinic is held each morning from
9 to 10 a.m. at the Dagenham and the Becontree Clinics
and at King George Out-Patient Department. In
addition, an Inspection Clinic is held on Monday
mornings and Thursday afternoons at the Dagenham
Clinic, on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons
at the Becontree Clinic and at the Out-Patient Department
on Monday afternoons and Friday mornings.
Befraction 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. A 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 five years of age.
Remedial Exercises and Massage Clinic.
Two sessions are held weekly at the Ford Road
Clinic, namely, on Monday afternoons and Friday
mornings ; and two weekly on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings at the Becontree Clinic.