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as far as possible, the onset of dental caries in these children.
The older children are very adequately dealt with in the
afternoon sessions, and as it has been found that the mothers'
dentures steadily need more time and attention, the routine
inspection of toddlers in the mornings has been temporarily
suspended.
Janet H. M. Sutherland,
Dental Surgeon.
Mr. Bate furnishes me with the following statistics
:—
Sessions held, 47, of which 14 were Gas Sessions.
Children attending routine inspections, 163, of whom
85 were found to require treatment. 60 of these
children were treated, the remaining 25 failing to
re-attend for treatment.
Children referred by Medical Officers and Health Visitors.
60 all requiring treatment and making 181 subsequent
attendances.
Teeth extracted
Children or stopped
Treatment under gas ... ... 100 339
Treatment under ethyl chloride
spray ... ... ... ... 20 22
Stoppings 27 66
Removal of stain by polishing ... 16 —
Silver nitrate ... ... ... 23 teeth —
Cases referred to City of London
Hospital for urgent treatment 1 —
F. Reginald Bate, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.),
Dental Surgeon.
Dr. D. I. Mart acts as anaesthetist for both Miss
Sutherland and Mr. Bate.
ENLARGED TONSILS, ADENOIDS AND
MASTOID DISEASE.
In accordance with the arrangements with the
Queen's Hospital, 18 young children had operations for
enlarged tonsils as in-patients upon the recommendation
of the Medical Officers of the Welfare Centres.
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.
I append the report of Dr. Horton, who conducts
the Light Clinic