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Ilford 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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69 audiographs were carried out during the year, as a result
of which significant deafness was detected in 10 cases, requiring
further investigation and treatment.
Cases diagnosed during the year: —
Tonsils and Adenoids Infections 32
Hypertrophied Adenoids 33
Deafness 4
Gpistaxis 2
Maxillary Sinusitis 3
Otitis Media 4
Vasomotor Rhinitis 9
Rhinitis 3
Cerumen 1
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SPEECH CLINICS.
Mrs. B. Tingey, Speech Therapist, submits the following report-
| Miss Meyersberg: | Six Sessions per week | Valentines Clinic and Schools. |
| Mrs. Tingey: | Six Sessions per week | Mayesbrook Clinic and Schools. |
| Mrs. Pretious: | Full-time | Cerebral Palsy Unit, School Clinics and Schools. |
| Mrs. Pearce: | Full-time to 23.11.63. | Valentines Clinic and Schools. |
| Mrs. T. Oliver: | Full-time from 30.12.63. | Valentines Clinic and Schools. |
After over a year with the speech therapy clinics, Mrs. P. Pearce
left us to await her first baby. She is a most efficient and effective
speech therapist and her loss to the clinics was regretted by her
colleagues and patients. Her successor, Mrs. T. Oliver, was welcomed
to the Clinics in December 1963.
During the year, the benefit of the increase made in speech
therapy sessions in November 1962 has been apparent. The time
between referral for, and admission to, speech therapy has been
very effectively decreased. It has also been possible to visit the
schools and this has been appreciated by the head teachers, their