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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC. - The E.N.T. Surgeon
attended at 43 sessions during 1960, 38 attendances were made by 36
children of pre-school age. 7 children were operated upon for removal of
tonsils and adenoids at King George Hospital, Ilford, and 2 at the
Chadwell Heath Hospital.
| Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Old Cases | Attendances | Discharged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Much Improved | Left District etc. | |||||
| Newbury Hall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mayesbrook | 43 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 1 | - | 3 |
Kenwood Gardens Clinic replaced Newbury Hall from February
1960, but no children under the age of five years attended at the 38 sessions
held there.
| Conditions | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| - | ||
A — Newbury Hall. B — Mayesbrook
SPEECH CLINIC. - 25 children of pre-school age attended,
making 506 attendances. The following is the classification of the defects
found by the speech therapist: —
Dyslalia 9
Stammering 3
Retarded speech and language 8
Others 4
In one case it was found that no treatment was required.