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LEYS ORTHOPAEDIC C L I N I C
This is an out-patient clinic of the Ilford and Barking Group Hospital
Management Committee which is located at the Leys Clinic. Children referred
from the infant welfare clinics and the school health service attend here for
treatment, as well as other patients referred by general practitioners and other
sources.
Mrs. E. Ottley, the physiotherapist, reports as follows:-
"During 1964, 714 patients attended for physiotherapy - 89 infant welfare,
324 school children, 301 adults - 11,899 treatments being given.
The orthopaedic specialist attended 11 sessions and saw 193 patients. We
were very sorry to say "Goodbye" in June of this year, to Mr. A. M. A. Moore,
F.R.C.S., who has been in charge of this department for over fifteen years. He
retired from all his hospital work. The department presented him with a Parker
pen and pencil on his last attendance, and his many friends in the clinic came
along to wish him a long and happy retirement. In July of this year, we
welcomed Mr. Bryson, O.B.E., M.A., F.R.C.S., who was appointed orthopaedio
surgeon in charge. He has spent the last 12 years in Nigeria, founding and
completely organising orthopaedics in that country.
The work of the clinic is as follows:-
Adults are treated four sessions weekly.
Ambulance cases treated three sessions weekly.
These cases are referred by King George Hospital and private practitioners
in the district.
School children are treated in age groups, in olasses, for foot exeroises,
posture exercises and breathing exercises. Under school age children are
treated individually - all being referred from school medical examinations or
infant welfare clinics.
X-rays are now given at Dagenham Hospital by appointment; 52 X-rays were
taken.
Surgical appliances: Mr. Vogler of Messrs. Fidelis Surgical Appliances
Ltd. attended the clinic weekly, by appointment, to measure and fit patients for
surgical belts, surgical shoes and appliances. 131 patients were seen and
appliances supplied."
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