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The foregoing figures refer to all children under five years of age
and include those children who have already commenced school.
Of the total, 33 cases were referred from the Welfare Clinic and six
of these were admitted to Brookfield Hospital with your Committee's
sanction. In addition, two approved cases were in Hospital at (he
end of 1929.

Mrs. Thorne reports as follows:—
"During the year a large number of mothers have been referred
from the Welfare Centres for dental treatment. They were
chiefly nursing mothers, the expectant mother less frequently
seeking treatment.
Most of the cases were in a sadly neglected dental condition,
the patients having no knowledge of oral hygiene. This lack of
interest was in marked contrast to the general tidy appearance
of the patient showing that when not causing discomfort the
mouth received no attention at all.
There is great need amongst the poorer mothers for some
assistance in the cost of artificial dentures. Many are quite
unable to pay for dentures and go for years partially or wholly
without teeth.