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Romford 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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There is hardly any provision for adolescents who require
hospital treatment. The Regional Hospital Board are aware of
this, and it is hoped that facilities will be available at Claybury
Hospital in the near future.
The number of Court cases seen at the Clinic was slightly
less in 1961—twenty-two reports having been submitted to the
Examining Magistrate against twenty-eight in 1960.
As regards staffing of the Clinic, the position remains the
same.
A useful help to the work of the Clinic has been the formation
of the Nursery Class for an under-five group, for children showing
emotional or behaviour difficulties. The Class is staffed by a
qualified teacher and an assistant. This has been a great success
and greater use of the Class will probably be made in 1962.”
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School Health Statistics for the year 1961

Total (All Schools)
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS
(a) PERIODIC
Number of children examined at school:—
(i) Entrants336
(ii) Second age group2,189
(iii) Third age group4,915
Total7,440
Number of defects found requiring treatment1,402
Number of defects found requiring observation1,931
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment1,288
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:—
Entrants2nd Age3rd Age
GroupGroup
Satisfactory3362.1874,9147,437
Unsatisfactory213
(b) SPECIAL
Number of children specially examined681
Number of defects found requiring treatment371
Number of defects found requiring observation114
(c) RE INSPECTION
Number of children re-inspected702
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:—
(i) Ophthalmic1,348
(ii) Orthopaedic265
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:—
(i) Minor Ailment2,603
(ii) Orthopaedic3,705
(iii) Speech Therapy2,187
(c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids83