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75166d4d-24b1-46dd-80ef-155b1a77eacf | examination, two were promoted to Staff Nursery Nurses, one left to get married and subsequently obtained a post as Staff Nursery Nurse at the London Hospital. In September, six nursery students were appointed; all are making good progress and are interested in the N.N.E.B. course. During the past year we have had a nu... |
472cf13c-330d-43fe-ba51-e42b402e0ce4 | We started a "Tufty Club" with thirty members 3-5 years, complete with badges and certificates of enrolment. With help from our Road Safety Officer, with necessary equipment e.g. flannelgraphs, films, books and song sheets, we feel we have made excellent progress in getting over the road safety message to our young but... |
9278f5ac-1e48-4645-a25d-f925acc3c940 | The weather prevented it being held in the garden as planned, but this did not detract from the success and enjoyment of the afternoon. Christmas brought the usual festivities, a Sale of Work organised by the staff and a party for the children to which parents, friends and colleagues were invited. PLAY THERAPY There ha... |
4e65639e-d2b7-487a-ab8c-a74f6b6d730c | At Oxlow Lane 16 children have attended including 1 mongol child and 3 who would not mix with other children and 4 mentally retarded. REGISTRATION OF NURSERIES AND CHILD-MINDERS A marked increase in the number of registrations under the Nurseries and Child-Minders Registration, Act 1948, as amended, took place during t... |
8a1c0159-3c58-402e-874e-0b23c9bd64b9 | DAILY GUARDIAN SCHEME The amending legislation mentioned above had the effect of requiring all those mothers who had voluntarily registered under the Daily Guardian Scheme to register formally as child-minders. Thus the point of encouraging women to maintain a good standard of care by making them a small payment and re... |
5980b791-25be-449b-803e-eb87ad017a98 | THE FUNCTIONS of the Assessment Centre can be described as follows:- Assessment - With the growth of our understanding in the care of children who are not developing normally it is becoming more and more important that the entire child population of a district be kept in close surveillance and that children who are fou... |
342d09dd-3428-4414-969a-dba0e5518ad7 | They fail to learn how to make the best use of the limbs and their mobility may fail to develop as well as it is possible for it to do. Kingsley Hall Assessment Centre admits children with a wide range of disabilities. In addition to those who require physiotherapy there are children requiring other forms of treatment ... |
c6bf01aa-67df-46eb-8eee-a0b215410a00 | At Kingsley Hall the parents of spastic children are shown how to carry out simple movements of the spastic limbs at home and games and other activities for their children in order to prevent the formation of contractures and other severe abnormalities of the limbs. OTHER USES The Centre has been used for a variety of ... |
c65d0477-eefc-46c2-9b54-8637784f8982 | In addition to the staff provided by the Borough, Kingsley Hall has been most fortunate in obtaining the assistance of Dr. K. Holt, Director of the Wolfson Centre. Dr. Holt and his staff have been associated with Kingsley Hall over many years, they pay regular visits to the Assessment Centre to assist in the assessment... |
dac9832c-a7c2-4a51-94ac-8798ea7179dc | HOURS OF OPENING Children who attend the Assessment Centre are collected from their homes in a mini-bus and arrive at about 9.30 a.m. each morning and they are returned home from 4 p.m. onwards. During the day meals are provided at the Assessment Centre for the children. No charge is made for attendance. PATIENTS The C... |
cc4ef6f6-fe58-4f1a-a8ff-905e6223e21b | 18 18 18 18 17 17 19 19 l8 Admitted 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 3 5 1 0 Discharged 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 Other activities at Kingsley Hall (1970) Children requiring physio-therapy (a) Kingsley Hall 11 (b) Community 5 Hospital visits 33 Ophthalmic clinic 5 Educational Psychologist 2 Reasons for admission to Kingsley Hall (1970) S... |
7bd07682-0be1-46e3-aa9a-4e5bb0455daf | J.T,C. at 5 yrs. 2 Hunters Hall Infants (maladjusted) 1 Total 17 A review of the children who have attended the Assessment Centre was carried out and preliminary data obtained so far as is shown in the following tables I to 5. It is evident that the Centre has provided assessment counselling and care for severely handi... |
32c8137e-5d17-4713-83a5-1607c326f852 | Per cent Male 3 12 38 23 30 5 111 61 Female 1 12 18 22 16 2 71 39 TOTAL Number 4 24 56 45 46 7 182 Per cent 2.2 13.2 30.7 24.8 25.3 3.8 100 35 36 KINGSLEY HALL ASSESSMENT CENTRE TABLE 2 - Categories of defect present DEFECT Age Under 1 yr. l - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - TOTAL Sex M F M F M F M F M F M F Number Per cent Mental Ret... |
67660480-3d72-41c6-be55-9f878fddb8d1 | 5 2 3 5 4 1 - - 23 12.7 Spins Bifida - - 1 2 - 2 3 2 - - - - 10 5.5 Hydrocephalus - - 1 - 2 2 - - - - - - 5 2.8 Other diseases of the C.N.S. |
a73e15bf-93ef-42f3-bd56-4b93e5ec5d96 | - - - - 1 1 1 - 2 1 - - 6 3.3 Hearing Loss Partial - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 9 4.9 Total 1 - - 2 - 1 1 1 - - - - Visual Loss Partial - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 9 4.9 Total - - - 1 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - Speech Disorder - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 6 3.3 Social 4 emotional problems 1 - 5 1 6 1 - 1 1 2 - - 19 10.5 Congenital heart disease - ... |
d387dab6-c723-40fc-924a-18c023d33043 | - - - 6 3.3 Locomotor defects - - - - - - - - 4 - - 1 5 2.8 Cleft Palate - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 0.5 TOTAL Number 3 1 12 12 38 18 24 21 30 16 5 2 182 100.0 Per cent 1.6 0.5 6.6 6.6 20.9 9.9 13.2 11.5 16.5 8.8 2.8 1.1 Children are classified according to the most severe handicapping condition present. TABLE 3 - Aetiol... |
92ec3d0d-d0cd-4d8a-81f4-dd476ef2348c | 1 Moebius syndrome 1 Deletion of short arm of chromosome 18 1 Rubella syndrome 3 Postmeningitic deafness 1 Rubenstein - Taybi syndrome 1 Cause unassigned 3 Tay - Sach's disease 1 Rubella syndrome 1 (e) Visual Loss Toxoplasmosis 1 Congenital cateracts 3 Threatened abortion 1 Congenital corneal opacities 1 Antepartum hae... |
661d981e-1955-4baf-8605-a105aeadafc1 | l Meningitis 2 Maladjustment 1 Motor accident 1 Motor dysphasia 1 Cause unassigned 29 (b) Cerebral Palsy (g) Locomotor disorders Prematurity 5 Muscular dystrophy 2 Thalidomide 1 Birth trauma 4 Poliomyelitis 1 Birth asphyxia 2 Still's disease 1 Rubella syndrome 2 Arrested hydrocephalus 1 Intracranial haemorrhage 3 Cause... |
df28e7f3-6353-49e0-af84-f1b75fe20c15 | DEFECT Duration of stay in months -6 6- 12- 18- 24- 30- 36- Still in Assessment Centre TOTAL Number Cerebral Palsy 3 3 4 1 5 1 2 4 23 Mental Retardation 20 20 16 5 5 1 10 8 83 Spina Bifida 1 - 1 3 - - 4 1 10 Hydrocephalus - - - 1 1 - 1 2 5 Other diseases of the C.N.S. |
c023b0ff-6812-4c90-9bf7-fb2c8b7cd060 | - 1 3 - - - 1 1 6 Hearing Loss 1 - 4 1 1 1 - 1 9 Visual Loss 2 3 2 1 - - 1 - 9 Speech disorders 5 1 - - - - - - 6 Emotional disturbance social problem 11 4 3 1 - - - - 19 Congenital heart disease 2 4 - - - - - - 6 Cleft Palate - - 1 - - - - - 1 Locomotor disorders 2 1 2 - - - - - 5 TOTAL Number 47 37 56 11 12 3 19 17 1... |
84783f95-59a5-48bc-80b9-0176341eead6 | Norma] School Junior Training Centre Special School for Hospital Educationally Sub-normal Physically Handicapped Partially Hearing Deaf Partially Sighted Blind Maladjusted Mental retardation - 36 11 - - - - - - 6 8 11 4 Cerebral palsy 2 - 1 13 - - - - - - 4 2 1 Spina Bifida - 2 - 4 - - - - - - 1 1 2 Hydrocephalus 1 - -... |
b9f9127b-6626-4585-956c-ef09699da0a6 | - - - 1 - - 1 - Emotional and Social problems 8 - - - - - - - 2 - - 9 - Heart Defects 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 Locomotor Defects 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - Hare Lip & Cleft Palate 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL Number 24 38 13 21 2 5 4 3 3 6 17 28 11 Per cent 13.2 20.9 7.1 11.5 1.1 2.8 2.2 1.6 1.6 3.3 9.4 15.4 6.1 7 C... |
8a57bafb-25bc-41f3-9148-126e7a5f52b4 | REPORT OF CHIEF NURSING OFFICER As Chief Nursing Officer, appointed in May of this year, much of my time during the past six months has been spent on the appraisal and assessment of work carried out by staff in the Community Nursing and Health Visiting Service together with other sections for which I am at present resp... |
04fbf5ab-fedb-4621-b3ca-d3a590ea5684 | Every year, statistics appertaining to the number of households visited are recorded by each section. These however, do not necessarily provide a complete picture of the numerous duties performed, neither do they illustrate the changing pattern of work required to meet present day demand. District Nurse Section This Br... |
06db26b8-cebf-4217-81f0-5fa680df5133 | With the pressure of work in out patient departments and traffic congestion on the roads, a wider use of her skills would do much to provide a more personal and satisfactory service to the Community. District Midwifery Section A marked change in the functions of a district midwife has occurred in recent years caused by... |
64820ece-54c3-4d30-829a-032e4cdc4b03 | Closer liaison in ante natal clinics with general practitioners in group practice has also enlarged the horizon of the midwives work, all of which improves the service to the community. Midwifery is an essential service and the right of an expectant mother wishing to have a home confinement must be respected as must th... |
6d6e7ac7-10bc-4001-a033-2bc39b7897b3 | A small number of less qualified staff assist, very ably, in some aspects of the work and if this serious shortage of staff persists, it will be essential to increase the number of ancillary workers who, with special in-service training, will be able to assist the health visitors still further in their work. Current Ev... |
ee17da2f-ebce-4af8-84f9-38437db3d74e | Extra nursing attendants have been appointed to relieve the district nurses of simple nursing duties thus allowing them more time for cases requiring the skills of a trained nurse. This is one area of work where there is a further need for expansion. From June to December, health visitors completed sixty four medicosoc... |
a00da112-be8e-419b-9158-9d0fbb3e5dc5 | Two health visitors and one district nurse retired with between them, an aggregate of eighty years valuable service to the community - a sad loss to the Department and public alike. Lastly, and by no means least, a great deal of thought and planning has been given to implement the Mayston Report on Management Structure... |
3f4333ec-71d4-4db1-a92c-f301fb378a97 | 7 275 1,571 Home Nursing Service Total number of persons nursed during the year 1,918 Number of persons who were aged under 5 at first visit 9 Number of persons who were aged 65 or over at first visit 771 Health Visiting Service Cases Visited by Health Visitors Number of Cases Children born in 1970 2,177 " " " 1969 1,8... |
737e3f40-0aa9-4a95-8551-18c4be85b8a8 | Number of Cases Persons aged 65 or over 304 Mentally disordered persons 87 Persons discharged from hospitals (excluding maternity patients) 26 Number of tuberculous households visited 85 Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases 31 Homes visited by tuberculosis visitors 459 43 CHILDREN'S DEPA... |
d6b96e5e-e0b8-4dd7-93e4-2b8f0735cc64 | At the foot of the letter there was the address to contact if the test was desired. The number of suspect smears was 13 and after investigation 5 proved to be malignant. Let us first consider the 5 positive in more detail:- Table I Age Social Class Parity Papanicolaou Classification Outcome 40 III 2 Grade 3 Hysterectom... |
2f896deb-f4fa-4fee-b069-499a11d4b84f | 28 III 2 Grade 4 Suspected carcinoma, cone biopsy. Dyscrasia Under close surveillance 42 II 1 Grade 2 Repeat smear negative (Hospital) 24 III 3 Grade 2 5 months pregnant, should be seen again in 6 months 2 more cases Grade II and III and 1 Grade II had moved out of the area and could not be traced. Table II shows Two G... |
dad6db89-5375-4e99-9de1-e14d26b92e38 | Another very young woman aged 24 years Grade II was 5 months pregnant at the time which could have accounted for some atypical findings and was recommended by the pathologist to be seen again in 6 months. Other gynaecological conditions revealed during the session are as follows Fibroids 10 Ovarian Cyst 3 Erosion 18 Ce... |
30d15866-2169-4b04-9349-d7e62f51efa9 | Breast examination revealed 6 suspect findings and the patients were referred to a surgeon for consultation. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION Measles During the year a total of 2,002 children were vaccinated against measles and further details are given in the following table. The effect on the incidence of measles continu... |
0b17f8dc-26d3-4d15-a125-f20017fecb6f | 630 1968 175 1969 207 1970 304 VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES 1970 Year of birth Primary Vaccination 1970 1 1969 707 1968 723 1967 219 1963- 1966 316 others under age 16 36 Total all ages 2.002 46 The following statistics relate to persons protected at council clinic or by general practitioners during 1970: VACCINATION AG... |
86161246-44e4-4d58-97f1-6a436acd7c47 | 258 48 1968 333 381 1967 39 104 1963-66 31 297 Others under age 16 1 22 Total all ages 1,686 852 DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1970 24 - 1969 1,258 49 1968 334 388 1967 40 124 1963-66 131 1,903 Others under age 16 28 138 Total all ages 1,815 2,602 TETANU... |
9cdb0d4e-f4fe-4efe-ba0d-b36a6c31278d | 172 47 POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1970 24 - 1969 1,159 51 1968 442 378 1967 55 106 1963-66 160 1,880 Others under age 16 46 381 Total all ages 1,886 2,796 B.C.G. VACCINATION B.C.G. vaccination is a safe and very effective method of protecting the in... |
aaf4e7ac-b619-4e77-b60f-2c8f52cddc94 | It is now our policy to vaccinate children showing Grade 1 response to Heaf testing as it is more than probable that their response to the Heaf test is due to mycobacteria other than tuberculosis. This is a marked increase in the number of acceptances of this vaccination and can be attributed to the use of a new techni... |
ea9437ea-f591-4b4b-be5e-536bb95b79c3 | This programme of immunisation of girls should, in the years ahead, lead to a declining incidence of children handicapped by the rubella syndrome which includes defects of hearing and vision and also defects of the heart. 48 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE The Family Planning Association continued to provide services at our cl... |
ffefa02a-81ba-410c-a60b-5d82ccb0f321 | In addition the domiciliary family planning service continued, for those special cases where more intensive care is required. 49 PREVENTION OF ILLNESS. CARE AND AFTER-CARE REPORT OF THE GERIATRIC LIAISON OFFICER A greater understanding of Local Authority services for the elderly has I feel been of great help to the Gen... |
c2f445f4-2cf5-4c95-aa4f-d5590a4c9c1d | 37 clients asked for a medical examination but since 2 were already under hospital investigation, only 35 were examined. Their ages ranged from 63 to 73 years. Marital State of those examined Female Male Married and living with spouse 18 8 Widow or widower living alone 7 1 Widow or widower living with relations 1 0 26 ... |
d86f5bf6-15b4-4d09-a9f2-5f7fb2255986 | of 210/105 and with hypertensive heart disease; another with a B.P. of 210/70 and with complete heart block; the third one with a B.P. of 230/40 and with hypertensive cerebral symptoms; and the fourth with a B.P. of 205/100, grossly obese (50%) and, had hypertensive heart disease 50 Obesity: 27 Gross Moderate Mild Unde... |
79e96bad-dbef-45e8-95b7-56e99698be3c | Locomotor Disabilities: 6 patients were suffering from severe and 3 from a mild form of arthritis. 5 had very deformed feet. 1 had an operation for Hallux Valgus. 1 male had a mild form of Dupuytran contraction. Deafness: 5 patients were very deaf. Only 2 had properly working hearing aids. 1 refused to wear an aid and ... |
e3200f3b-8f6c-4c32-ab9e-839fb75186d6 | Miscellaneous conditions: 2 elderly males had inguinal hernias and had been wearing trusses for years. They were in rather good condition so it was not quite clear why they did not have the operation in the first place. Only 3 patients gave the indication of having suffered or were suffering from anxiety neurosis and d... |
3871c8ef-1e80-4b86-88c3-ed9d8026b46a | Bulky items are delivered to patients' homes, smaller articles are collected from the health department by relatives. 2297 articles were loaned during the year and 3530 items were out on loan at the year's end. In addition, non-returnable items for incontinent patients were supplied in considerable quantity. 37,000 dis... |
a8e498e9-ed72-426e-a270-3759b85d1c8d | 635 candidates were approved without further enquiry and 38 were accepted after satisfactory reports had been received from general practitioners or hospital consultants. The following examinations were carried out:- No. of persons medically examined 512 No. of persons found to be unfit 4l No. of persons accepted condi... |
2c29f549-738c-4e58-bf37-ec7a29644131 | 52 HOME HELP SERVICE (1) General As a result of my recommendation of 28th October, 1969 towards a variation in the establishment of the Home Help Service and following consideration by Domiciliary and Nursing Sub-Committee on 12th May 1970, and Establishment Committee on 29th June, 1970, approval was given to dispense ... |
fd1b4a84-2c0f-43b8-9ab6-d1dabe41c17a | (2) Case Loads (a) Fluctuation from month to month continued, and throughout the year the following cases were served:- Aged over 65 years 1906 Chronic Sick 241 Mentally Disordered 6 Maternity 15 Others 23 2191* *This figure shows an increase of 204 over the previous year. Requests received during the year 1091 Cases n... |
943bd3d8-32dd-424f-9e00-2430791b0308 | 53 Wastage and replacement for the year was as follows:- Terminations of employment (for varying reasons) 78 Commencement of employment 95 At the close of the year the labour force stood at 249 (4) Training Due to financial restriction and the demand for service, no training courses for Home Help's were sanctioned. (5)... |
bdaee42b-a31f-4c5f-85ac-cb8708b7687c | During the year two homes were adapted - a private house and a Greater London Council house. In the latter case the patient had not been discharged from hospital by the year's end. Another patient whose home was adapted in 1968 died in hospital during the year. Three patients were having treatment in their own homes at... |
f9cf45c3-8a92-4ca7-9894-627f0a8b9e2b | Statistics Total number of applications 316 Number recommended for rehousing 110 54 VENEREAL DISEASE Contact Tracing This Borough being conveniently situated for travel to Central London, has patients attending special clinics at most of the major London Hospitals as well as the local centre at Oldchurch Hospital. The ... |
7e330adc-8d57-440f-92b8-a52869c1b7f2 | One in the Out-patients' Department at Barking Hospital and the other in the old Five Elms Clinic:- Five Elms Clinic Number of sessions 311 New patients 2,031 Total attendances 6,348 Barking Hospital Number of sessions 208 New patients 1,082 Total attendances 2,941 Totals Total number of sessions 519 Total new patients... |
9d62cbcc-5b28-4409-9c55-6d726ae909c9 | It is a pity that the Government is so mealy-mouthed in the anti-Smoking campaign. The figures for carcinoma cases run alarmingly parallel with our tuberculosis notification figures and we continue to use Dagenham Hospital for the nursing of those cases which become unmanageable at home, which is most valuable. |
b2523ebd-eefb-416e-bf6e-34ad8820452a | Notifications and Deaths New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Meninges and CNS Other Total Pulmonary Non Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F Under 5 years 1 2 - - - - 3 - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 1 9 - - - - 15 - 12 9 - - 3 3 27 - - - — 45 - 9 2 - - 1 2 14 5 2 - - 65 & upwards 4 3 — — - - 7 4 - - - Totals 26 21 - - 7 6 60 9 2 - - Transferr... |
04933ab0-0b89-444a-8d4f-c8e53c0ec704 | of Home on Register Involved Visits made 453 401 876 Free Milk On the recommendation of a Chest Physician additional supplies of milk are made available to patients suffering from tuberculosis, and 43 patients were so assisted during the year. 56 MASS X-RAY SERVICE Unit 6A of the service visited several factories and t... |
585ad8a1-b5d3-4cd4-b0a5-c135764ed06c | discharged 1 5 6 Group in which significant tuberculosis was discovered:- Requiring close clinic supervision- organised groups 1 - 1 Among other abnormalities discovered were:- Non malignant tumour - 1 1 Congenital abnormalities of the heart and vascular system 1 - 1 Pneumoconiosis (including 2 asbestosis) 2 1 3 Bacter... |
436f44ee-0712-4c3c-a7e7-90e67a16861a | 507 76 583 Staffords Bakery 121 180 301 Total number x-rayed 628 256 884 57 Male Female Total Requiring further investigation 5 5 Pulmonary tuberculosis Requiring immediate treatment 1 1 Requiring occasional clinic supervision 1 1 Among other abnormalities discovered were:- Bacterial and virus infection of lung 1 1 Pul... |
b013ba3d-08f0-4010-b17e-c3b49a2a13f7 | Notwithstanding the difficulties 21,566 treatments were provided compared with 20,378 in 1969. TREATMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1970 CLINIC Children Adults Total Sessions -5yrs. 5-lbyrs. O.A.P. Others A/N P/H Central 110 1,617 64 — 10 1,805 359 Julia Engwell 2 25 2,410 - - 29 2,466 438 Porters Avenue - 22 2,773 3 2 3 2,803 464 ... |
694401ad-7ffa-4a2c-9ace-5977b99594a4 | 779 4 — 2 2,835 429 Total 48 296 17,662 73 4 261 18,344 3, ll4 OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES Greys Court — - 63 - - - 63 10 Mayesbrook - - 137 - - - 137 18 The Lawns - - 133 - - - 133 17 Saywood Lodge - - 125 - - - 125 16 Riverside - - 124 - - - 124 16 Total - - 582 - - - 582 77 Domiciliary West - - 1,196 - - - 1,196 298 East - -... |
c8e84074-af8b-4532-a14e-051d99c41e8b | 4 ?21 21,566 3.845 59 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE Castle School An important event in the service this year was the completion and opening of The Castle School and Training Centre new premises in Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, in June. After many years of "make do and mend" in the old Castle School, the new environment was a del... |
de0cd786-5c62-4c27-99d1-100e069231e8 | It made provision for the Secretary of State for Education and Science to appoint a day from which Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944 would be repealed, severely mentally handicapped children would no longer be classified as "unsuitable for education at school", and local health authorities would cease to have power... |
8f0588c3-c866-458a-bc3a-842462b0c811 | In fact the same medical officer who has the responsibility for the day to day invigilation of the children at Castle Training Centre will be the School Medical Officer for Castle Special School. Close co-operation and planning between the Health and Education Departments will be essential to ensure the smooth transfer... |
466cfcaa-af52-4c74-95f4-3835096f6c07 | The majority of the staff were student teachers who found that helping to run the Centre was not only stimulating but provided them with valuable experience. OSBORNE WORKSHOP The installation of the time improvement to the running of the routine, the signal for meals and improvement in work programmes. clock and buzzer... |
322868a1-bd12-4feb-9553-a0b27ed10056 | Our work from outside sources only fell off in the late summer and winter period, but at this time we were able to switch over to sales of work material and this has enabled us to continue a high level of payment. To date we have handled seven different press jobs and twelve assembly jobs. A new contract recently has b... |
de5c1454-aa90-4871-8967-ea500d418531 | In the Spring 1970 trainees were taken on a very successful week's holiday at the Gunton Hall Holiday Camp near Lowestoft. At the end of the year 25 trainees were on roll and 4,669 attendances had been made during the year. Shortage of Hospital Facilities for the Mentally HandicappedO wing to overcrowding and staff sho... |
276c08d1-e743-4457-826d-6d83378ce6e9 | Some difficulty was experienced as the building is in the Gascoigne Re-development Area and demolitions were going ahead all around it. Dust, dirt and noise made demands on the patience and good humour of the staff as well as the extra work in keeping the premises to a good standard of cleanliness. Porters Avenue Day C... |
c54cdcd1-4d44-46a7-ab42-87564ea3a2bf | The waiting list did not decrease until November/December. The major problem experienced within the Centre during the year has been the difficulty of having to cope with several different types of mentally ill patients at the same time. Referrals fall into four groupings:- 1. Adolescents 2. Adult neurotics 3. Adult psy... |
cee50eda-889b-445d-935b-830d74eff5d2 | Centre Report In October 1970 Centre staff completed a report covering the previous two and a half years of Centre activity. This report contained statistics, information, and recommendations useful for future policy. Visiting Groups The Centre was visited again in February by students and lecturers from the Chiswick P... |
d3b4af61-262b-4383-96f4-25444fb1525b | Outings Five outings were arranged for members through the year. One day trip to the seaside, two London theatre performances, a barge sailing trip into the North Sea, and one country coach tour. 63 Town Show Centre members designed and made the Dagenham Association for Mental Health Town Show exhibit. This exhibit was... |
5ec75d15-cad5-4366-a892-dc13e711696b | Voluntary Associations Annually the Borough Council makes a contribution to the local voluntary associations, viz. the Dagenham Association and the Barking Association for Mental Health. The Dagenham Association holds monthly meetings with speakers to stimulate a public interest in mental health and gives financial aid... |
2c3ff9fd-0823-4c38-a092-8597bd528922 | The club had to be closed in May 1969 owing to an acute shortage of Mental Health Social Workers, and was re-commenced in January 1970 when the staffing position had improved. 64 WORK OF THE MENTAL WELFARE OFFICERS During the year 412 patients were referred to the Mental Health Service. Referred by Mentally 111 requiri... |
3ccfdfa7-dfea-43fc-a570-525ff4aef60d | 73 12 26 12 TOTALS 227 90 47 48 Mentally Mentally ill Sub-Normal Number of Persons receiving community care at the end of the year 217 395 Number of persons attending day centres 39 217 Number receiving residential care 8 42 Number of admissions for temporary residential care to relieve the family 4 33 During the year ... |
a1d34b25-be20-4008-b09e-d79681bb77eb | In May 1970 73 Trainees were taken to Cliftonville accompanied by 16 staff for a weeks holiday in a group of hotels run by the Surrey Road Hoteliers Association, This was a new venture, in previous years the group had gone to a holiday camp at St. Mary's Bay and the change of venue was appreciated. The usual outings we... |
2c1845bc-268b-413a-8e5e-4f21001eb26d | This form of provision is proving a useful form of sheltered accommodation for patients who require support and assistance to live within the community but do not require in-patient hospital care. 66 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE There are 63 primary schools in the Borough. In September 1970, the Local Education Authority brou... |
aa7e17a3-2d6f-47af-990c-7a60e5e167ea | At the end of the year, numbers on roll were as follows:- Primary schools 16,493 Secondary schools .. •• 11,368 Special schools 300 Total 28,l6l SCHOOL CONSULTATIVE CLINICS Minor ailments sessions at which a doctor was present were held at the following clinics:- Annie Prendergast Friday a.m. Becontree Avenue Monday an... |
7087f485-b74e-4a06-9b55-88f0845c00db | SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS Routine school medical inspections are carried out on:- (a) pupils entering primary school, (b) pupils in their last year at primary school, and (c) where considered necessary on pupils in their last year at secondary school. In addition, pupils entering the Borough from other areas and child... |
8116c456-e53b-43e1-b5e9-3cd4a79be740 | 152 Pupils found not to warrant medical inspection 845 PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) Individual Pupils found to require treatment For Defective Vision (excluding squint) For any other condition Total Individual Pupils 1966 and later 1 7 8 1965 13 86 85 1964 18 48 61 1963 2 7 ... |
b8021084-b315-45b6-9997-7b36c50fc54c | INFESTATION WITH VERMIN During the year 16,037 pupils were examined, and 177 found to require treatment. CONVALESCENT TREATMENT Pupils who are recommended convalescent treatment on medical advice are sent away for periods of up to four weeks. 39 cases were recommended treatment during the year. 68 DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDI... |
1a71cd9a-2fa3-4ef9-9f51-c910ac1da5c1 | 10 118 3 60 Lungs 23 145 7 99 Developmental: (a) hernia 8 10 1 5 (b) other 21 121 27 113 Orthopaedic: (a) posture - 38 4 29 (b) feet 61 126 6 37 (c) other 9 59 80 164 Nervous system: (a) epilepsy 4 19 l 17 (b) other 8 65 34 78 Psychological: (a) development 7 88 17 70 (b) stability 8 174 28 126 Abdomen 5 71 2 10 Other ... |
62b7e7c4-e5fd-401e-be76-524d0fe19412 | Pupils known to have been treated Received operative treatment (a) for diseases of the ear 18 (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 158 (c) for other nose and throat conditions 3 Received other forms of treatment 195 69 Total number of pupils in schools who are known to have been provided with hearing aids:- (a) in ... |
d252b1bb-9504-48ad-abac-b62327862c3b | Pupils known to have been treated (a) External eye diseases and other (excluding errors of refraction and squint) 24 (b) Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,191 (c) Number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed 644 DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness) Pupils known to have been treated Ringworm: (... |
30036940-c024-4efa-a818-3f91bff4b0a2 | Cases of language disorder and poor linguistic ability are slightly higher than in previous years. The Speech Therapy Service is still understaffed, two full-time Therapists coping with the work which should be carried by three Therapists. Our student-trainee Therapists are therefore invaluable to us in the service the... |
ac6502a0-e72e-4375-b0a8-f2ef73fe05c9 | of Attendances 452 656 Number of new Patients 71 95 Category of Defect: Articulatory 49 67 Language Disorder 8 10 Stammer 8 18 Disorder of Resonance 1 - Cleft Palate 3 - Other Defect 2 - Number of patients discharged during year 61 80 Reasons: Speech normal 41 32 Left district/transfer to another clinic etc. 5 4 Non-at... |
d11f548c-b6ba-4597-99b1-7f17ad324b67 | As stated in a previous report, the staff working on the psychiatric part of the Clinic remains at one consultant (7 sessions a week) and secretarial assistance. As the number of new referrals kept a steady average of 11 - 13 per month and as the initial diagnostic assessment takes anything from 4-8 hours of clinical w... |
54a2c863-2e0d-4553-bfd5-3c1a33cc0e6a | This situation, though marginally allayed by the ready co-operation and help offered by educational psychologists and remedial teachers, would not be expected to improve until the required auxiliary staff (2 experienced social workers and a child psychotherapist) are found and encouraged to work in this Clinic. The att... |
f7131939-a064-4b80-86f6-0587fb738d85 | In view of this demand, the psychiatrist's time in the Clinic and the absence of staff to whom some work could be delegated, a number of projects and work with institutions e.g. schools, nurseries, play groups etc., had to be postponed for the time being. Needless to add, that in addition to the cases actually referred... |
d586b84c-1649-4472-a815-cc99af1defdd | the provisions and co-operation of educational psychologists, remedial teachers, secretarial assistance, it has been gratifying to see ever ready co-operation. Were it not for the willing, conscientious hard work of the senior secretary, the working of the Clinic would not have been as smooth as it has actually been. C... |
af64410d-0859-4c4e-a939-38d5450bb0fe | 1 1 - 3 1 1 3 - 5-12 yrs. 9 4 18 2 12 3 13 7 12 - 18 yrs. 13 11 6 3 11 5 12 3 TOTAL 23 16 24 8 24 9 28 10 (c) Cases closed,during quarter. (i) Treatment complete and case closed 12 25 21 27 (ii) Other treatment cases closed 4 6 2 4 (iii) Cases closed no treatment received. 6 7 8 13 TOTAL 22 38 31 44 (d) Treatment carri... |
26080cd1-9822-49ec-ac83-5105c240ae69 | 64 73 46 47 Interviews. 99 96 63 63 Appointments offered and not kept. 17 20 12 8 73 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FAIRCROSS SCHOOL Mr. Holdsworth the Headmaster reports as follows "We celebrated our 4th Birthday with a party in January. The entire festivities were organised by the prefects, head boy and head girl. Class 3 were... |
fc9d6666-cfda-4272-be64-31694ab3c438 | This past year we have suffered several break-ins and much damage ensued and loss incurred. It has been arranged by kind permission of Mr. Ager, Principal, Rush Green College, that the more able children will be able to attend the College on a part-time basis, to undertake courses of study which we are unable to offer ... |
1931ef24-20ba-415c-9fd0-04a6dfa8bfa4 | A. D. Walker for the following report on her work at the school during the year:- "1970 was a very enjoyable year as far as the Physiotherapy Department was concerned. We had 37 children listed for regular treatment, each child to attend two or three times a week, and we grouped them as in the following table DEFECT No... |
8801cba7-9afe-4502-bf54-1449bff334df | of Children REMARKS Boys Girls (b) Cerebral Palsy 6 3 6 walk without aid 2 walk with rolators 1 walks with walking frame (c) Hemiplegia 6 - - (d) Asthma 3 5 3 have frequent severe asthma attacks 5 have moderately severe to mild asthma (e) Muscular Dystrophy 2 2 All confined to wheel chai (f) Congenital dislocation of h... |
3613135f-bd1e-4f09-bb3f-97211d0baa43 | We had some very interesting discussions deciding how a suitable walking frame for spastics could best be designed. A few weeks before Christmas the walking frame was handed over and it seemed to do exactly what we wanted, but of course 1971 will show how much real benefit, if any, it will give our children. The co-ope... |
b3a9de90-24db-486e-bd9f-595bca8e63dd | Savage, peripatetic teacher of the deaf, who visits the school every Thursday afternoon. In addition we have seven children under sedation, two cerebral palsy children and four who are slightly physically handicapped. There are also eight children whose vision is impaired and who wear glasses for their school work. How... |
1ba0e848-a403-4282-a313-e6d6d14b5d47 | Of the twenty children who left during the year, two were transferred to Comprehensive Schools, two to Training Centres, and the remainder were recommended for "Open Employment" and have been successful in obtaining jobs in the locality. This December, the School Pantomime was "Aladdin" and ran for three evenings. It w... |
273e1609-5c9d-451f-b5ea-578202823eaf | 2 3 10 5 19 1 1 41 Number of children placed in Special Schools in year 2 1 - 2 4 9 5 19 2 1 45 Number of children requiring places in Special Schools - - - - 1 5 4 12 1 - 23 Number of children included above whose parents had refused consent to their admission - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 Number of children on Registers of S... |
61ea8f76-05f9-47da-84e8-9c38cb10dc7c | the following defects being noted in 30 babies:- Central Nervous System Anencephalus 1 Hydrocephalus 2 Spina bifida 4 Eye and Ear Accessory auricle 2 Alimentary System Cleft Lip 1 Cleft palate 1 Rectal and Anal Atresia and Stenosis 1 Urino-genital System Hypospadias, |
f1bdc096-276d-4738-ab12-311fc89c1451 | epispadias 1 Limbs Polydactyly 2 Syndactyly 1 Talipes 8 Unspecified limb malformations 1 Other Systems Other unspecified malformations of muscles skin and fascia 1 Pigmented naevus 2 Exomphalos Omphalocele 1 excluding umbilical hernia Other Malformations Down's syndrome (mongolism) 3 Other syndromes specified due to ch... |
e8b4454f-9397-4a1c-bce1-8a7eaad74e01 | The number of courses of treatment commenced in 1970 was 5,024 and the number of these completed was 3,953, this gives a completion rate of 78% compared with 67% in 1969. CONSERVATION AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT There were 6,429 fillings in permanent teeth and 3,931 in deciduous teeth, a total of 10,360. The amount of or... |
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