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operated in this area by the Essex County Council. The Chest
Physicians act as medical advisers to the Association, and all
assistance given is subject to their approval. The Committee
of the Association consists of representatives of the Borough
Council, of local voluntary organisations interested in service
to the Community and the Tuberculosis Health Visitors. The
clerical work of the Association is undertaken by the staff of the
Health and Welfare Department.
Dr. S. Steel, Chest Physician reports on the work of the
Romford Chest Clinic as follows:—
The Romford Chest Clinic has continued its service to the
population of the London Borough of Havering. The number of
notified cases of tuberculosis on the Clinic register has continued
its downward trend and the figure is now 628. However, the
number of patients attending the Clinic with non-tuberculous
chest conditions has again increased and this number has been
added to by the annual visit to the area of the Mass Radiography
Service.
Milk for Tuberculous Patients
The scheme whereby one pint of milk daily is provided, on
the recommendation of the Chest Physician for patients suffering
from Tuberculosis showed an increase compared with 1965. 115
patients received milk in 1966 compared with 90 in 1965.
CHIROPODY SERVICE
The Chief Chiropodist Mr. L.T. Bolland, reports as follows: —
The year showed a considerable increase in both treatments
given at Clinics and in domiciliary visits, but comparison with
1965 would be unfair as this is the first year of working with
a full establishment of Chiropodists (1 Chief and 10 Senior — the
latter posts being filled by 8 full-time Chiropodists and 5
part-time)
The following number of treatments were given: —
At Clinics 19,213
Domiciliary 6,243
At Old People's Homes 1,620
Extension of Services
With the appointment of one additional full-time and one parttime
chiropodist it became possible to improve the service, mainly
in the easing of domiciliary visiting in the Central Romford
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