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Mrs. Johnson reports on the work during the
year as follows :—
Sessions held 49 of which 10 were Gas Sessions
Total Mothers Children
New Cases 85 81 4
Subsequent attendances, including
cases brought forward from
1936 398 391 7
Total 483 472 11
Total Mothers Children
Average attendance 9.7
Gas administrations 77 72 5
Local anaesthetic 16 16 —
519 Gas
Extractions 553. 541 12
22 Local anaes.
Fillings 10 10 —
Gum treatment 8 8 —
Sealing and polishing 14 14 —
Dentures 81 9 one plate
36 Two plates 45 —
Expectant mothers treated .... 32 —
Cases referred to Hospital 7
Patients recommended by Centre Doctors 50 3
„ H.V 29 —
„ „ „ Others 6 1
During the year 1937, the number of patients attending
the clinic, which is held once a week, shewed an increase
on the previous year of 55 attendances. The number of
anaesthetic administrations (gas and local) was slightly less
but the number of teeth extracted increased in actual number—thus
giving a higher ratio of teeth extracted per each
administration. This suggests that patients allow their mouths
to become so septic that, on taking into account their general
condition, the sole treatment possible for the majority is
complete extraction. Further evidence of this fact is shown
in the decrease of conservative work, scaling and parodontal
treatment.
The amount of prosthetic work done during the year
nearly doubled that of the previous year necessitating for
the first time the clinic being open during August.
It is very regrettable that in so many cases complete
extraction of the teeth is the only treatment possible. This
is largely due to the fact that patients do not attend the clinic
at a time sufficiently early to allow of conservative treatment,