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Weight Watching Clinics
The weight watching clinic at Fortis Green Medical Centre continued during the year, and the following report
has been submitted by the medical officer in charge:—
"29 children attended during the year - 17 girls (7 of whom were grossly obese) and 12 boys (9 grossly obese).
Of the 13 moderately obese children, 7 failed to lose weight; 6 averaged a weight loss of 3 lbs. and the best weight
loss was 10 lbs.
Of the 16 grossly obese children, 7 failed to lose weight; 9 averaged a weight loss of 6 lbs., and the best weight
loss was 18 lbs".
The weight watching clinic at Burgoyne Road continued to develop throughout the year. The medical officer in
charge has submitted the following report:—
"This report is based on a group of 28 girls and 16 boys who attended regularly. The girls averaged 4.7 visits to
the clinic per child, the boys 3.6 visits. The ages of the girls at the first visit ranged from 6 to 17, and of the boys
from 5 to 13.
The mean overweight of the girls at their first visit was 32 lbs., and of the boys 29 lbs. The losses in weight of the
girls during their period of attendance ranged from 39 lbs. to 8 ozs., the mean loss being 6 lbs., and of the boys
from 20 lbs. to 9 ozs., the mean loss being 5 lbs.
It is hoped that it will be possible to give more comprehensive figures for 1972, when the clinic will have been
in full operation for a longer continuous period".
Consultant Sessions
Orthopaedic Clinics
An Orthopaedic Consultant Session is held fortnightly at the Lordship Lane Clinic for children from the
Tottenham and Wood Green parts of the Borough. For children from the Hornsey district of Haringey there is a
weekly consultant session held at the Whittington Hospital. These sessions deal mainly with minor Orthopaedic
defects.

There were no physiotherapy sessions held at Weston Park Clinic, Hornsey, because of the illness of the
physiotherapist.
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