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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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818 sessions were held during the year, the average attendance per session being 51 mothers with their infants. The following are the figures for each centre:—
| Sessions | Average Attendance | |
|---|---|---|
| Chadwell | 48 | 63 |
| Becontree | 49 | 51 |
| Downshall | 49 | 80 |
| Manford Way | 49 | 46 |
| Kenwood Gardens (Wednesdays) | 48 | 54 |
| Kenwood Gardens (Friday mornings) | 48 | 21 |
| Seven Kings | 48 | 53 |
| Grosvenor Road | 44 | 63 |
| Heathcote Avenue (Wednesday mornings). | 48 | 19 |
| Heathcote Avenue (Wednesday afternoons) | 48 | 47 |
| Cecil Hall (Wednesdays) (to 20.3.63) | 12 | 33 |
| Cecil Hall (Thursdays) | 47 | 71 |
| Newbury Hall | 48 | 45 |
| Marks Gate | 49 | 35 |
| Goodmayes | 48 | 53 |
| Ilford Lane | 43 | 57 |
| Fairlop | 44 | 61 |
| The Drive | 48 | 51 |
TODDLERS' CLINICS.— Dr. J. M. Pooley reports as follows regarding
the clinic which has been in operation at the Kenwood Gardens
Clinic since February, 1960: —
"During the 12 months ended December 31st, 1963, the
Toddlers' Clinic continued to be held every third Wednesday
morning at the Kenwood Gardens Clinic.
Attendance at this clinic is by appointment only and appreciation
has been expressed by the parents concerning this fact, in
that patients are seen promptly and a complete overhaul of the child
is effected.
Sessions held 15
First attendances 190
Follow-up cases 11
Referrals to other clinics 35
Referrals to Hospitals -
The clinic is particularly valuable in that it affords access to
the pre-school child and in many cases treatment can be instituted
early for orthopaedic and visual defects, apart from the regular checkup
on immunisation programmes, enuresis and other abnormalities,