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EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC.- The E.N.T. Surgeon attended
at 50 sessions during 1964. There were 33 new cases and a total of 57
attendances were made by children of pre-school age.
Operations were performed on four children, at King George Hospital
and on three children at Chadwell Heath Hospital.
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.- Only 17 sessions were held
during 1964 as the Physiotherapist resigned his appointment. There were
no cases of children under 5 years of age seen at any of these sessions.
SPEECH CLINIC.— 75 children of pre-school age attended, making
890 attendances. The following is the classification of the defects found
by the speech therapist:—
Delayed development including Aphasia 16
Defect of Articulation 21
Stammer and Articulation defect (combined) 5
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION.- The County Council's
arrangements for vaccination and immunisation provide for a programme
throughout childhood, in accordance with advice given to the Minister of
Health by the Standing Medical Advisory Committee, involving smallpox
and poliomyelitis vaccination and immunisation by the use of combined
antigens against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus, with appropriate
reinforcing doses. The provision of facilities for immunisation against
tetanus to all residents in the Administrative County has been approved
in principle, but for the time being this form of immunisation is limited
to children up to school leaving age.
Immunisation against'Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus. —
Regular sessions for immunisation, combined with the school clinics
held for the treatment of minor ailments, were held throughout 1964 at
the Kenwood Gardens and Mayesbrook Clinics, and at the Manford Way,
Seven Kings, Chadwell, Fairlop, Marks Gate and Heathcote Avenue
Clinics immunisation was undertaken at the infant welfare centre sessions.
In addition, approximately 80% of this work was carried out by general
practitioners.
Details of the immunisation carried out during the year 1964 are
given in the following table:—