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Leyton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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In order to safeguard against the exploitation of specialised
forms of medical auxiliary work by persons of inadequate training,
I recommend that in future licences be granted only to persons
possessing technical qualifications recognised and approved by
the Board of Registration of Medical Auxiliaries.
There are in the Borough file establishments for massage and
special treatment, all of which have been inspected during the year.
FOOT CLINIC.
The number of patients who attended the Foot Clinic in
1939 showed a decrease of 490. The number of treatments to
patients decreased from 8,756 to 6,181; the reasons being (a) the
closing of the clinic from September 2nd to September 27th (inclusive)
; (b) the decrease in the number of children suffering from
plantar warts as compared with 1938. The number of children
attending with plantar warts in 1938 was 337. In 1939 the number
decreased to 113. This is an increase of 41 cases in the number
who attended in 1937, showing more advantage is being made of
the facilities for treatment available.
During the year 6,181 attendances were made, an average of 4.56 attendances per patient.
| .first Attendances (new cases). | Su bsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | Average No. of Visits per Patient. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Per cent. | ||||
During the year the numbers of persons who received free treatment was 135, 23.94 per cent. of the total number of new cases.
| First Attendances (new cases). | Subsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 11 | ||||||
| — | 21 | — | — | |||
| 880 | ||||||