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West Ham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The arrangements for general anaesthetic sessions have now been reorientated so
that there is one gas session somewhere in the borough on each week-day, hence there
need be no delay in dealing with urgent cases of toothache which require general
anaesthesia.
For some years past it has been the custom for doctors taking their D.P.H. to
include a visit to the Dental Clinio at West Ham Lane as part of their instruction in
Local Authority Public Health work. A variation of these "tutorials" has been evolved
whereby arrangement with the Dental Sub-Dean of the London Hospital, final year students
attend West Ham Lane Clinic for two afternoons a month to learn about, and discuss, Local
Authority Dental Services and see for themselves one facet of post-graduate dentistry.
It is hoped that, in this way, students may be helped to a better perspective of their
careers, and also some of them may be attracted to choose the Public Dental Service when
they qualify.
Dental Clinics and times of Attendance:
| Forest Street Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic, Forest Street, E.7. | Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. |
| Saturday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (Alternate weeks) | |
| Grange Road Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic, Grange Road, Plaistow, E.13. | Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to ^ p.m. |
| * Rosetta School Clinio, | Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. |
| Sophia Road, Custom House, E.16. | Saturday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. |
| * Stratford School Clinic, | Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. |
| 84, West Ham Lane, E.15. | Saturday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. |
* Evening sessions are held as required at these clinics.
THE WORK OF THE SPEECH CLINICS
Senior Speech Therapist: Miss R.Clarke, L.C.S.T.
The work at the Speech Clinios has progressed favourably during 1957• Clinics
have been held for nine sessions a week at the Greengate Speech Clinic, and for two
sessions a week in the Grange Road area. In addition to these, there have been seven
sessions at the Elizabeth Fry Spastic Unit, and one session at Gurney School.
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