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Redbridge 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]

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Summary of Attendance of School Children

New CasesTotal Attendances
Kenwood Gardens36186
Mayesbrook22145
Manford Way10311
Woodford1451
Totals82693

Ear, Nose and
Throat Clinic
Miss M. M. Mason, F.R.C.S., Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant
at Kenwood Gardens Clinic, was unfortunately obliged
to take sick leave for almost six months of 1966. During this
time Dr. B.I. Copeland or Mr. T.R. Bull, F.R.C.S., held the
Clinics in a locum capacity whenever possible.
Summary of Attendances
No. of New Old Total Advised
Audiograms
Sessions Cases Cases Attendances Operation
34 140 79 368 107 47
In addition 35 children were referred to the Ear, Nose and
Throat Clinic at Wanstead Hospital and seen by Mr. R.T.S.
Goodchild, F.R.C.S. Of these 9 were found to require operative
treatment.
Speech Clinics
Mrs. P. A. Pretious, Senior Speech Therapist, submits the
following report:—
Miss Osborne, Full time, School Clinics, Ethel Davis
Physically Handicapped School, Special
Education Units. Appointed in March 1966.
Mrs. Pretious, Full time. School Clinics, Ethel Davis
Physically Handicapped School.
Miss Sacks, Full time, School Clinics, School, Junior
Training Centre. Resigned May, 1966.
Mrs. Tingey, 6 sessions per week. Mayesbrook Clinic
and Schools.
Miss Marquand, Temporary Therapist, 4 sessions per week
22nd June — 29th September.
In March 1966 we welcomed Miss Valerie Osborne to the
Redbridge Staff and for a short while we enjoyed the services
of three full time and one part time therapist but soon the work