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At the ages of three months, seven months, one year, eighteen months, two,
three and four years, each child in the Borough is invited to attend a clinic for
the purpose of being examined by the doctor to see if he is keeping well and to
arrange immunisation if such arrangements are not being made through the
general practitioner. In this way it is hoped to achieve regular supervision of the
health of the child as well as routine immunisation.
Specialist Qinic Sessions
Children suffering from defects were referred to specialist clinics as follows:
Ophthalmic 128 new cases
474 attendances
48 spectacles prescribed
Ear, Nose and Throat 32 new cases
83 attendances
Orthopaedic 61 new cases
165 attendances
Clinic Premises
Of the 20 clinics in the Borough, 12 are purpose-built, five are in adapted
premises and three are in rented premises. A new clinic built in the Hadley Wood
area, to replace rented premises, was opened early in 1966.
The provision of purpose-built premises to replace two inadequate clinic premises
(one adapted, the other rented), and also additions to two existing purposebuilt
premises, were deferred in 1965 in compliance with Ministry of Health Circular
20/65 " Deferment of Expenditure on Capital Projects, etc."
It was not possible to proceed with the two replacement projects in 1966 due
to Government policy but it is expected that minor alterations to the two purposebuilt
clinics will be completed in 1967.
In the Ten-Year Plan it is intended in 1970 to replace a rented property by a
health centre and another of the adapted premises by a purpose-built clinic.
Welfare Foods, Vitamin Supplements and Medicaments
The distribution of dried milk, cod liver oil, orange juice and vitamin tablets,
obtained through the Ministry of Health, has been continued at the Council's clinics
throughout the year, involving the collection of nearly £8,400 in sales and the issue
of 14,809 tins of National Dried Milk, 4,36 bottles of cod liver oil, 4,734 packets
of vitamins A and D, and 85,898 bottles of orange juice. In addition, various
brands of proprietary dried milk, cereals and vitamin preparations, recommended
by the medical officers in particular cases, were available in the clinics. The total
sales in 1966 amounted to some £21,800
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