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VI. DENTAL TREATMENT.
I have again to report an increase in the work of the dental
department, compared with 1928. At the Bermondsey Centre
there has been an increase of 65 children and of 587 adults and
at the Rotherhithe Centre an increase of 79 children and 133 adults.
These figures refer to the number of patients treated and represent
a total increase of 864 for both centres. The average attendance
at the Bermondsey Centre is 11.2 per session, an increase of .8
compared with last year, and at the Rotherhithe Centre the
average is 7.7, an increase of 2.5.
In view of the fact that 7 patients per session is considered
a reasonable number for a fully occupied dental surgeon to attend
during one session, it appears to me that a further increase in the
number of sessions has already become necessary.
A large amount of educational work has been done in the
department, and I have again to thank Mr. Grantley Smith and
Mr. Shapland for their help in the general propaganda work of the
Department.