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LIGHT TREATMENT.
The following statistics give some idea of the light
treatments given to mothers and children during 1930: —
Treatment Sessions:—178.
Consultations with Medical Officer:—1,684.
Treatments: —
Children 3,125 (including 239 new cases).
Expectant Mothers 51 (including 8 new cases).
Nursing Mothers 368 (including 41 new cases).
The two lamps were in use for the following
aggregate periods in the course of the year :—Pendant
263 hours, Standard 145 hours.
DENTAL CLINIC.
The Dental Clinic established in September, 1925,
and conducted by Miss J. H. M. Sutherland, L.D.S.
(R.C.S.), commenced weekly sessions (instead of fortnightly),
from the beginning of the year.
Miss Sutherland reports on the work of the Clinic
during the year as follows: —
Sessions held 40 of which 13 were Gas Sessions.
Total. Children. Mothers.
Brought forward from 1929 36 15 21
New cases 170 125 45
Subsequent attendances 266 143 123
Total 472
Average attendance 12
Gas and administrations 110 76 34
Local anaesthetics 47 34 8
352 Temp. teeth.
Extractions 505 97 40
153 Perm. teeth.
118 Temp. teeth.
Fillings 145 45 11
27 Perm. teeth.
Dressings — 2
Silver Nitrate 35 34 1
Scaling and polishing 27 8 19
6 One plate
Dentures 28 { 11 Two plates } 17
Mothers still under or awaiting treatment for Dentures - 19
Expectant mothers treated - 7
Cases referred to London Hospital 7
„ „ „ Mildmay 1
Patients recommended by Centre Doctors 32 23
„ „ „ H.V 43 21