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3. Treatment.
(a) School Treatment Sessions.
At the end of 1965, 30 sessions a week were being held, (including 3 orthodontic), and
by the end of 1966 this had been increased to 39 sessions a week.
A statement of the work carried out is given in Appendix I, at the end of this Report.
(b) Maternity and Child Welfare Sessions.
The two sessions a week each at Hammersmith and Parsons Green Treatment Centres
have continued, and a statement of work carried out is given in Appendix II, also at the end of
this Report.
4. Staff, (31st December 1966)
Chief Dental Officer — Vacancy
Full-time Dental Officers — 2
Part-time Dental Officers — 6 (22 sessions per week)
Dental Surgery Assistants — 6
Mr. C.J. O'Neill, Chief Dental Officer, unfortunately had to resign his appointment as
from 23rd October, 1966, for reasons of ill health, and his successor, Mr. C. Howard, will take up
duty on 1st May, 1967.
Mr. H.E. Beresford-Nash, Deputy Dental Adviser to the Inner London Education Authority,
had for some years undertaken orthodontic sessions at Parsons Green Centre. Mr. Nash
relinquished his appointment with the Inner London Education Authority during September 1966,
and his excellent work in orthodontics in Hammersmith deserves special mention. Miss M.E. Stone,
who took up duty as a whole-time dental officer on 3rd January, 1966, has continued the orthodontic
sessions at Parsons Green since Mr. Nash's resignation.
Miss Moran (4 sessions) and Mr. Doyle (2 sessions) commenced duty as part-time dental
officers on 1st February and 21st February, 1966, respectively.
Mrs. Junor and Mrs. Robertson, Dental Surgery Assistants, left the service during the
year and were replaced by Miss Donaldson andMiss Ingle.
5. Orthodontic Treatment and Radiographic Examinations.
In continuation of London County Council arrangements, orthodontic treatment and
radiographic examination of children from certain other Boroughs was carried out at Parsons
Green Centre.
It is estimated that one-third of the orthodontic cases treated at Parsons Green were
Kensington School children and a very small number were from Wandsworth. In addition, approximately
12% of the radiographic examinations made at the Centre were for Kensington school
children.
Since September, 1966, other arrangements for the orthodontic treatment of children from
his Borough were made by the Principal Dental Officer for the London Borough of Wandsworth.
It was previously carried out at Parsons Green. In addition, there has been correspondence with
the Principal School Medical Officer of Kensington with a view to having orthodontic treatment
and radiographic examination of children attending schools in that Borough carried out at a dental
centre in Kensington.
6. Statistics.
Appendix I — Work carried out at School Treatment Sessions.
Appendix II — Work carried out at Maternity and Child Welfare Sessions.
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