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Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Orthoptic Clinic.
Miss C. M. Hazel, D.B.O., the Orthoptist, makes the following report:
"The Ilford Orthoptic Clinic still functioned throughout 1956 at
the Mayesbrook Health Services Clinic, 6 sessions weekly being held,
with a total of 272 sessions in the year.
111 new cases of school age were seen and the total attendances
of this age group numbered 832. 75 cases were discharged, the majority
following satisfactory treatment. It is interesting to note that only
9 children failed to show improvement with treatment. There were
240 cases under treatment at the end of the year."
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
| Month | Number of Sessions | New Cases 5 years Over Under | Old Cases 5 years Over Under | Total Attendances 5 years Over Under | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 84 | 18 |
| 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 17 | ||
| March | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 40 | 9 |
| April | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 90 | 24 |
| May | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 89 | 21 |
| June | 26 | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | 69 | 28 |
| July | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 66 | 32 |
| August | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 77 | 18 |
| September | 18 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 58 | 19 |
| October | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 79 | 16 |
| November | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 65 | 17 |
| December | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 44 | 12 |
| Totals | 272 | 111 | 42 | 19 | - | 832 | 231 |
Discharges.
Satisfactory 31
Improved 10
Cosmetic 3
Failure 9
Intractable amblyopia 5
Unsuitable for treatment 2
Transferred 8
Failure to attend 7
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