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after the confinement. The safest period for dental treatment
of the expectant mother is between the fourth and
seventh month of pregnancy. Gum treatment, for the most
part, can be practised safely throughout pregnancy.
With regard to conservative treatment, I have to report
that the majority of patients requiring fillings still object
to having them done. Indeed when appointments are made
for fillings such patients fail to attend the Clinics further.
It would be helpful if there were some means by which
these patients could be made to understand that filling and
scaling the teeth are of such vital importance.

Baby Week Celebrations.—The celebrations took the
form of Teas and Entertainment to the Mothers and Children
attending the various Centres. A Special Committee, consisting
of the whole of the members of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee, together with prominent local voluntary helpers,
made the necessary arrangements for the functions which took
place at the Borough Hall, Greenwich, on Tuesday, July 13th
to Thursday, July 15th, inclusive. Altogether some 1000 mothers
and 1500 babies and children participated in the tea and entertainment
which comprised musical drill and dancing displays,
solo dances by tiny tots. A feature of the proceedings was the
community singing of old English songs, etc. The cost of
the tea and entertainment was largely borne by the Special
Committee and other interested friends.