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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.
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 for surgical interference.
Light Clinic.
Further reference to this is made under the
Maternity and Child Welfare section of the report.