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Harrow 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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6. Kenmore Road Clinic, Kenmore Road, Harrow.
Minor ailment 1
*Chiropody 1
Speech 2
7. Northolt Road Clinic, Northolt Road, South Harrow.
Minor ailment 1
Dental 10
Speech 2
*Chiropody 8
8. Whittlesea Road Clinic, Whittlesea Road, Harrow Weald.
Minor ailment 1
Dental 6
Speech 2
*Chiropody 2
9. Tenby Road Clinic, Tenby Road, Edgwarre.
Minor ailment 1
Dental 4
Speech 2
*Chiropody 1
10. Cecil Park Clinic, Cecil Park, Pinner.
Minor ailment 1
Dental 4
Speech 2
*Chiropody 6
11. Caryl Thomas Clinic, Headstone Drive, Wealdstone.
Minor ailment 1
Dental 7
Dental (orthodontic) 6.25
Ophthalmic 2
Orthoptic 2
Speech 12
*Chiropody 7
*Shared with Section 28, National Health Services Act cases.
These clinics, in addition to being used as treatment centres are
available for consultation purposes. Here children are seen at the request
of the parents or of the teachers or for a more detailed examination of a
particular child seen at a periodic medical inspection in school.
Minor Ailment Clinics
These clinics deal mainly with odd slight injuries, such as sprains,
burns, cuts, a few of the common skin infections and minor defects of the
eye and ear. Despite the growth in the school population, the number
attending these "minor ailment" sessions has tended to fall over the past
few years. However, as mentioned above, the sessions are also used much
more for consultation and special examination purposes at which the