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ORTHOPTIC CLINIC.
Miss C. M. Hazel, D. B. O. , makes the following report
on the Orthoptic Clinic held atMayesbrook Health Services
Clinic for the year ended 31st December, I960.
"224 sessions were held throughout the year and
109 new cases were referred for treatment. In addition
84 old cases were under treatment. Total attendances
amounted to 598 and 47 patients were discharged.
The Orthoptic Clinic functioned efficiently as an
indispensible^adjunct to the School Eye Clinic in the
treatmentand observation of squint cases - both true
and latent and pre- and post-operative."
Miss Hazel attended at the Clinic for five sessions a
week.
ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
Mr. H.G. Korvin, F.R.C.S., the Orthopaedic Surgeon
makes the following report: -
"The great event of the past year was the rehousing
of the Newbury Hall Clinic in the new building
in Kenwood Gardens. It wasilike moving into another
century. The carefully planned layout, the quiet and
attractive colour schemes, the up-to-date equipment
and installations , they all contribute to make the clinic
a model of its kind. The size of the orthopaedic room
is considerably smaller than the space that was available
for exercises at the Newbury Hall Clinic, but the
folding wall allows orthopaedic room and waiting room
to be converted into one large hall. The provision of
efficient secretarial help makes a morepersonal contact
with other clinics and with the referring doctors
possible.
The arrangements for x-ray examinations,
laboratory investigations, hospital admissions, and
the provision of appliances remained unaltered.
The numbers of attendances appear to be getting
smaller. It is hard to say whether this is due to
a real decrease in orthopaedic complaints or to the