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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Details of attendances:—
| Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Old Cases | Attendances | Discharged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Much Improved | Left District etc. | |||||
| Kenwood Gardens | 45 | 15 | 3 | 250 | -_ | 2 | 4 |
| Mayesbrook | 42 | 15 | 4 | 164 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 87 | 30 | 7 | 414 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:—
| Defects Treated | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| Underweight, Debility and Malnutrition | 9 | 13 |
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 4 | 5 |
| Chilblains | 3 | - |
| Ichthyosis | - | 1 |
| Severe Acne | 1 | - |
| Psoriasis | 1 | - |
| 18 | 19 | |
A. — Kenwood Gardens Clinic. B. — Mayesbrook Clinic.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC.
Miss M. M. Mason, F.R.C.S., Consultant, Ear, Nose and Throat
Clinic, makes the following report:—
"This Clinic was held 47 times in 1963 — 3 less sessions
than in the previous year, as the Regional Hospital Board were only
willing to allow us to engage a locum for 3 out of the 6 weeks of
my annual leave. The attendances increased somewhat — 401 in all,
as compared with 362; 164 of these were for the first time. 62 cases
were operated on — 20 less than last year; this drop was due to rebuilding
operations in the theatre suite at Chadwell Heath Hospital,
which rendered it out of use for several months.