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Various reports have been obtained from institutions on behalf of relatives,
in addition to the periodical Progress Reports received from the L.C.C. In
connection with cases, 8 different hospitals have been visited, and over 450 letters
and postcards have been written.
Various attempts have been made to obtain employment, but, owing to the
present abnormal state of the labour market, these attempts have, unfortunately,
mostly been unsuccessful.
Various cases have been assisted through the co-operation of the Charity
Organisation Society, the Soldiers and Sailors Families Association, the Italian
Benevolent Society, etc. Three children have been away for convalescence
through the Invalid Children's Aid Association and three through the Guardians.
DENTAL CLINIC.
The Dental Clinic for (a) tuberculous persons and (b) poorer inhabitants,
which with the approval of the Ministry of Health was opened at the beginning of
October, 1920, for a limited period of 12 months, was continued during the year on
Tuesday evenings. In October, 1921, the Ministry of Health intimated that,
as regards the poorer inhabitants, sanction for dental service which was purely
temporary and tentative could not be extended beyond the 31st December, 1921.
The agreement with the British Dentists Hospital for this Clinic therefore
terminated on that date. The Hospital Authorities decided, as an experiment,
to continue the Clinic as a voluntary service subject to their being granted the
free use of the premises one evening each week. The Council agreed to this
proposal and provisional arrangements have been made for tuberculous persons
referred from the Tuberculosis Dispensary to receive dental treatment at this
Clinic as part of the Council's Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme.
From the opening of the Clinic in October, 1920, to its closing at the end
of December, 1921, 132 new patients were admitted, namely, tuberculous persons
11, poorer inhabitants 121. These patients made 469 attendances, namely,
tuberculous persons 25, poorer inhabitants 444.
Scaling and gum treatment was given in 11 cases, all poorer inhabitants.
Extractions with local anaesthetic were made in 105 cases, 3 being tuberculous
patients and with general anaesthetic in 21 cases, one being a tuberculous patient.
In 38 cases fillings were provided for poorer inhabitants. The provision of
dentures for these patients was not undertaken by the Council, but 19 upper
dentures and 16 lower dentures were provided by the Hospital Authorities the
cost being wholely or partly born by the patients. Of the dentures provided, two
upper and one lower were for tuberculous cases.