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Ealing 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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New cases 749
Re-attendances 2,473
Total 3,222
Glasses prescribed 300
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 Cases
Total Number
of attendances
Avenue Road
12
550
Ravenor Park
89
456
Total
101
1,006
Orthopaedic Service
Orthopaedic sessions are carried out in the borough as follows:-
Mattock Lane Clinic
Monthly
Mr. J.A. Cholmeley, F.R.C.S.
Ravenor Park Clinic
Alternate Weeks
Northcote Clinic
Monthly
Mr. P.I. Busfield. F.R.C.S.
Mr. Cholmeley is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
and its branch at Stanmore, and Mr. Busfield is an Orthopaedic Consultant at Hillingdon
Hospital.
Referrals to these clinics usually follow from routine medical inspection at schools,
from the general school clinic, from family doctors and a small number from other
hospitals.
The figures for attendance during 1969 are:-
New cases 189
Re-attendances 681
Total 870
Physiotherapy is provided at the following clinics:-
Greenford Green Ravenor Park
Mattock Lane Northcote
Islip Manor
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