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East Ham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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AURAL CLINIC.
Mr. R. M. Savege, F.R.C.S., M.B., Ch.B„, D.L.O., who was for
many years the Authority's Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, continues to
a'tend the Aural Clinic by arrangements with the Regional Hospital Board.
Mr. Savege attends one session weekly. The following are the statistical
details
Number of clinic sessions 49.
Number of children attending 538.
Number of attendances 1,163.
Number of children discharged 524.
Defects and treatment:
AGE GROUPS, GENERAL CONDITION, COOPERATION OF PARENTS, TABLE 51.
| Group | Total inspected | Parents present | Requiring. treatment | General Condition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No, | % | No. | % | ||
| I | 1832 | 1731 | 94.5 | 547 | 29.8 | 1146 | 62.6 | 658 | 35.9 | 28 | 1.5 |
| II | 1499 | 1070 | 71.3 | 395 | 26.3 | 889 | 59.3 | 590 | 39.4 | 20 | 1.3 |
| III | 752 | 116 | 15.4 | 171 | 22.7 | 523 | 69.5 | 229 | 30.5 | - | 0.0 |
| Age 6-7 | 924 | 874 | 94.5 | 205 | 22.2 | 635 | 68.7 | 281 | 30.4 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Age 7 - 8 | 1512 | 1323 | 87.5 | 452 | 29.9 | 869 | 57.5 | 627 | 41.4 | 16 | 1.1 |
| Age 12 - 13 | 604 | 163 | 27.0 | 110 | 18.2 | 519 | 85.9 | 85 | 14.1 | 0.0 | |
| Totals 1950 | 7123 | 5277 | 74.8 | 1880 | 26„4 | 4581 | 64,3 | 2470 | 34.7 | 72 | 1.0 |
| 1949 | 8483 | 6239 | 73.5 | 1865 | 21.9 | 3349 | 39.5 | 4941 | 58.2 | 193 | 2.3 |
| 1948 | 6665 | 4769 | 71.6 | 1232 | 18.5 | 1697 | 25.5 | 4840 | 72.6 | 128 | 1.9 |
| 1947 | 6033 | 3670 | 60.8 | 1101 | 18.3 | 709 | 11.7 | 5252 | 87.1 | 72 | 1.2 |
| 1946 | 5438 | 3487 | 64.1 | 1158 | 21.3 | 772 | 14.2 | 4436 | 81.6 | 230 | 4.2 |
Of the cases referred for operative treatment, 221 were for the
removal of tonsils and adenoids and four for removal of polypi in the ear.
The operations were performed by Mr. Savege at the Children's Hospital,
Balaam Street.
OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.
The need for an orthoptic clinic to deal with the large number
of squint cases which cannot, be treated at the recognised eye hospitals,
has become abundantly manifest. The waiting list for appointments is so
long that many children cannot hope to begin treatment for over a year.
The Regional. Hospital Board have bs&n approached and it is
expected that agreement will be reached to enable us to hold an orthoptic
clinic at the Annexe.
The Clinic is at present organised in accordance with the
interim arrangements outlined in Circular 179/48.