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Ealing 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Dyseneia (articulatory defect arising from hearing loss) 5
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Ophthalmology Clinics
Ophthalmic sessions are carried out in the borough as follows:-
Avenue Road Clinic - Dr. B Bradley, M. D. , D. O. M. S. 1 session per week
Mattock Lane Clinic - Dr. L. H. Macfarlane, M. D. , B. S. , D. P. H. ,
D. O. M. S. 1 session per week
Jubilee Gardens Clinic - Dr. L. H. Macfarlane) 2 sessions per month
Dr. J. Anderson ) 2 sessions per month
Islip Manor Clinic - Dr. M. Billinghurst, M. B. , B. S. , D. O. M. S. 1 session per month
Ravenor Park Clinic - Dr. M. Billinghurst, M. B. ,B. S. ,D. O. M. S. 3 sessions per month
The Ophthalmologists working in the Ealing Clinics are all on the staff of local hospitals, and
there is thus a close link between out clinics and the local hospitals, and any operative or other
treatment required can be readily obtained without a break in continuity.
The figures for attendance are as follows:-
New cases 767
Re-attendances 2,801
Total 3,568
Glasses prescribed 730
In addition to the consultant sessions an orthoptic clinic at Avenue Road functions for seven sessions
a fortnight and at Ravenor Park there are three sessions a fortnight.

The figures for attendance are:-

New CasesTotal Number of attendances
Avenue Road20551
Ravenor Park67516
Total871,067

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