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Infectious Diseases not Notifiable.
Mumps 717
Chicken Pox 611
Care of Teeth.
The senior dental officer, Mr. V. Sainty, L.D.S., reports that
the year has been difficult for the dental service, for reasons given
earlier in this report; but three dental clinics were again operating
full time by the end of the year. Despite the handicaps, 3,219
children were treated, as against 3,284 in 1941.
Children in the war-time nurseries are inspected by the dentist
every three months, so that these children as well now receive regular
attention. Taking into account the pre-school supervision at
toddlers' clinics and nursery classes, there will probably be great
improvement among entrants at infants' schools.
Constant attention is given to the dental condition of all Tottenham
children throughout school life; a great improvement in
their dental condition is noticeable. The major part of clinical
treatment deals with conservation of the teeth and correction of
maloclusion of the dentition. Cases in need of orthodontic treatment
have the opportunity to have irregularities corrected, the
result being an improvement both from the viewpoint of mastication
and a?sthetically.
Treatment was also given to 771 (expectant and nursing
mothers, including, if necessary, the supply of dentures: the
figure is an increase of 100 over that of 1941.