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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
Redbridge 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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may interfere slightly with the class routine but in view of the fact that myopia can develop quite quickly in that age group I feel this part of the programme should be persevered in.
| Simplified Statistics:— | Number Tested | Number Paesed | Total Number of Defects | Number Referred for Advice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | 6,722 | 5,263 | 1,459 | 783 |
| Number Tested | Number Passed | Number Advised further Test | Number Referred for Advice | |
| Hearing | 11,888 | 10,621 | 1,087 | 180 |
Staffing The Medical Staff was depleted by illness and resignation
in 1966.
Dr. G. B. Taylor was ill for the whole of the year and has
been obliged to resign.
Dr. E. Kilsby obtained a post nearer her home in Havering.
Dr. Y. H. Toms transferred from the post of Departmental
Medical Officer.
Dr. H.B. Grange retired..
We were on aggregate 3 doctors short for most of the year
and though we attempted to cover the work with the sessional
employment of general practitioners over 1,000 less periodic
medical examinations were done than in the previous year.
General practitioners because of their other obligations only
do sessional work in the afternoons, and there are not enough
afternoons in the school terms to get through the work required.
The help of general practitioners is invaluable to us but the
proportion of part to full time medical officers is far too high-
Special Schools and Specialist Clinic These are the subject of individual reports by Consultants
and Medical Officers in charge.
Statistics The Department of Education and Science Returns are
printed in the Appendix.
Medical Treatment Minor Ailment Clinics:
308 children attended various clinics throughout the Borough
in respect of minor ailments.