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Orthoptic Clinic
This clinic is held at East Ham Memorial Hospital, where a session is
reserved for children referred from our Ophthalmic Clinic.
Statistics:
Number of Sessions 42.
" " New Cases 33
" " Attendances 219
Ear. Nose and Throat Clinic
Mr. Savege F.R.C.S. and Mr. Cammock B.M., B.Ch., each hold a clinic weekly
at the Town Hall Annexe.
Whilst there has been a slight decline in the number of clinical
referrals from general practitioners and our own medical staff, there has been
a five-fold increase in referals from audlometric screening, particularly as
a result of the programme of routine pure tore testing in schools. It is of
interest to note that the number of cases of deafness noted on clinical
referral has remained constant but the number discovered by routine audiometry
has trebled.
Mr. Cammock in particular has been associated with the pure tone
screening programme, and I would like to express my appreciation for the help
and assistance he has so freely given.
The following are the statistical details
Number of clinic sessions 96
Number of children attending 780
Number of attendances 1,560
Defects and Treatment -
TABLE 3
CLINICAL
REFERRALS
AUDIOMETER
REFERRALS
Attendances
1,157
403
New Cases
301
230
No. of Children Attending
535
245
Not Requiring Treatment
60
109
Cases Referred to Hospital for
Operative Treatment
Mastoidectomy
3
2
Tonsils and Adenoids
185
12
Polypus
2
–
Antrum Lavage
1
–
Laryngoscopy
1
–
Myringoplasty
–
1
DEFECTS NOTED
TREATED
IN
CLINIC
REFERRED
TO
HOSPITAL
TREATED
IN
CLINIC
REFERRED
TO
HOSPITAL
Diseases of the Ear
Otorrhoea
7
2
1
–
Deaf ness
21
2
22
6
Otitis Media
8
1
–
–
Otitis Externa
5
1
4
–
Polypus
2
2
–
–
Other Ear Conditions
35
–
27
2
Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis
10
185
–
12
Other Throat Conditions
1
2
–
–
Nose Conditions
Rhinitis
15
1
1
–
Catarrh
24
–
4
–
Epistaxis
5
–
5
–
Other Nose conditions
18
2
4
–