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vaccinations and by undertaking others within the normal Child Health
Centre programme together with those undertaken by private doctors, a
total of 3,726 children received protection against this disease before
the onset of the anticipated outbreak.
The tables in Appendices 13 and 14 show the number of completed
courses of immunisation by year of birth and the number of boosters
given against these diseases.
Note: Protection rates follow last year's format.
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION, CARE AND AFTER CARE
including Renal Dialysis
Convalescent Treatment
Provision of Sickroom Equipment
Chiropody
Tuberculosis
Cervical Cytology and Cancer Education
Geriatric Clinic
Renal
Dialysis
By the end of 1968 three patients had been established on Home
Renal Dialysis. Two of these patients were able to fit the apparatus
into rooms in their present homes - in the third case the house occupied
by the patient was quite unsuitable so the Local Authority provided a
larger and more modern house to rent.
Enquiries from hospitals lead us to believe that during 1969 the
total number of cases in Redbridge may be doubled.
Convalescent
Treatment
This service was continued on similar lines as in previous years.
The total number of cases being sent away for a recuperative holiday
during 1968 was 112, several less than in 1967.
The standard contribution towards the cost of the convalescent
holiday was increased during 1968 to £7.
Chiropody
Mr. Gibson, the Chief Chiropodist, reports as follows:-
"Feet give a lot of trouble from time to time but hardly amounting to
a bill between £100 and £150. Still it is excusable in one case- the feet
have not been attended to for several centuries. They are those of the