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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.
Ultra Violet Ray Therapy is administered twice
weekly at both the Dagenham and Becontree Clinics.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
The Dagenham District Nursing Association is the
only organisation operating in this district. The
figures in the next paragraph will show that its activities
continue to extend. The nurses undertake midwifery
and maternity nursing, and in addition medical and
surgical cases are attended.
A total of 1,045 general nursing cases was treated
during the year, involving 9,788 visits to the homes.
355 midwifery cases and 143 maternity cases were
nursed. In addition, these patients paid a total of
3,916 visits to the ante-natal clinic held at York House.
Altogether then, the number of persons attending
during the year was 1,543 to whom 19,870 visits were
paid.
During illness or other unforeseen contingencies in
the Health Visiting Staff, the services of nurses from the
Association are obtainable at our clinics, a fee being
payable by this Council.