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Minor Ailments Clinics
Defects found at routine or special medical inspection, which only require minor
treatment or observation, are referred to the minor ailments clinics. Children with
minor ailments and slight injuries are also referred by parents and teachers for
treatment or observation, and advice is given for a wide variety of conditions. The
total attendances at the minor ailments clinics was 18,652 — nearly 1,500 less than
last year.
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
There are in the borough three clinics which are attended by ear, nose and
throat consultants, two of whom have local hospital appointments. This is a
convenient and beneficial arrangement for those cases requiring operative treatment.
Weekly sessions are held at Southbury Clinic and Broomfield Park Clinic and one
or two sessions a month at Edmonton Central Clinic varying with the number of
patients to be seen. The majority of cases referred are children with hearing
difficulties, or who require advice or treatment regarding tonsils and adenoids.
Other conditions referred include otitis media, rhinitis and chronic catarrh.
Of the 327 children who attended the clinics, 162 were new cases. Total attendances
were 988.
Ophthalmic Clinics
There are three ophthalmic clinics in the borough. Three sessions a week are
held at the Edmonton Central and Southbury Clinics and two every other week at
Bowes Road Clinic.
Of the 2,714 children who attended the clinics during the year, 1,002 were prescribed
glasses. The total number of attendances was 4,983.
Orthoptic Clinics
The orthoptist attends at each clinic where ophthalmic sessions are held. She
works in close conjunction with the ophthalmologists, and children who have
strabismus are referred to her for treatment. Post-operative exercises are given
when the condition has necessitated operation.
Three hundred and fifty-four children received orthoptic treatment or were kept
under observation during the year.
Orthopaedic Clinic
A decreasing number of referrals to the sessions held at the Edmonton Central
Clinic has meant that during the last quarter of the year, instead of a fortnightly
session, only one session a month has been required.
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