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Owing to a shortage of chiropodists and because most of the work on childrens' feet
consists of the treatment of a single verruca most of this work has been taken over by
clinic nurses.
Details of attendances during 1970 are:-
Verrucae Other chiropody
New cases 425 149
Re-examinations 2,156 1,150
Total 2,581 1,299
Speech Therapy Clinics
The following types of defect were encountered during the year:-
Dyslalia (confusion of articulation) 458
Delayed development of speech and/or language 113
Aphasia or dysphasia (absence or disorder of speech
and/or language due to neurological causes) 26
Anarthria or dysarthria (neuro-muscular disorders of
muscles of articulation) 7
Aphonia or dysphonia (disorders of voice) 9
Cleft Palate 17
Stammer 81
Dysenia (articulatory defect arising from hearing loss) 5
Total 716
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
Islip Manor Clinic - Dr. M. Billinghurst, M.B., B.S.,
D.O.M.S. 1 session per month
Ravenor Park Clinic - Dr. M. Billinghurst 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 our 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:-
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