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The Masseuse has attended the Clinic for Orthopædic treatment
and Remedial exercises every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, to carry out the treatment recommended. A total number
of 152 visits were made by the Masseuse to the Treatment Clinic
during December, 1929, and during 1930.
There were a total number of 128 individual children of school
age treated during the period mentioned, and a total number of
1,613 attendances were made by these children.
5 pairs of splints were supplied to school children during the
year.
(d) Dental Department.—During the year the Dentists paid
126 visits to the schools for the purpose of inspecting the teeth of
children.
Dental disease is still prevalent to much the same extent
among school children, as is shown by the fact that of 11,867
children inspected by the Dentists (including special cases), 6,738,
or 56.8 per cent., were found to require treatment, compared with
6,485, or 60.6 per cent., 1929 ; 60.1 per cent., 1928; 56.9 per cent.,
1927; 56 per cent., 1926 ; 56 per cent., 1925 ; 62 per cent., 1924.
57.9 per cent. of the cases requiring treatment obtained it at
the School Clinic.
In 1929, 50.8 percent., in 1928, 39.5 percent., in 1927, 50.1 per
cent., in 1926, 45.9 percent., in 1925, 47.6 percent., in 1924, 62 per
cent., in 1923, 53.3 percent., in 1922, 41.1 per cent., in 1921, 50.6
per cent, acceptances of treatment were received.