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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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The Physiotherapist treated 68 children under 5 at Kenwood Gardens
Clinic, 48 at Mayesbrook Clinic and 12 at Manford Way, with attendances
of 344, 236 and 54 respectively.
OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1963 were as follows:-
| Kenwood Gardens Clinic | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children who attended | 67 | 51 | 2 | 120 |
| Number of pairs of spectacles prescribed | 17 | 17 | - | 34 |
| Total number of attendances made | 99 | 109 | 4 | 212 |
EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC.- The E.N.T. Surgeon attended
at 47 sessions during 1963. There were 31 new cases and a total of 53
attendances were made by children of pre-school age.
Operations were performed on five children, at King'George Hospital.
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.- The following summarises the attendances of children under 5 years at Mayesbrook Clinic:—
| Sessions | New Cases | Old Cases | Attendances | Discharged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Much Improved | Left Disitrict etc. | ||||
| 42 | 4 | - | 34 | - | 2 | - |
The conditions treated were debility, catarrh and coughs.
SPEECH CLINIC.— 29 children of pre-school age attended, making
668 attendances. The following is the classification of the defects found
by the speech therapist:—