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closed without awaiting a prior visit to Hospital, whilst those
selected for specialised attention can be dealt with with a minimum
of delay. A further application on the consultant side has
been the visits to Branch Surgeries described in a previous
paragraph. Assistance of this kind is particularly helpful in
dealing with cases where extraction of teeth is contemplated,
and the timing of such operations is of prime importance.
The number of sessions devoted to this work was 285, compared
with 233 last year.

Treatment of "Free-Place" Scholars
As previously stated, all children in the Borough Secondary
and Technical Schools have now been included within the routine
scheme of treatment. Pupils previously attending Primary Schools
who enter certain non-maintained schools as "free-place" scholars
are, however, eligible for attendance at the School Dental Clinic.