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The Tuberculosis Care Committee has had to face greater difficulties
than ever during 1931 as a result of the conditions arising from increased
unemployment. It has become practically impossible for the Committee
to assist patients to obtain work, and the general economic depression
has, unfortunately, prevented many families from maintaining such a
standard of life as would contribute towards the prevention of tuberculosis.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee gratefully acknowledges the cooperation
and assistance that has been received from other societies,
particularly the Poplar Branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
which has done much useful work in visiting children and arranging
convalescence.
Tuberculosis Dental Clinic.
(a) Report of Dental Surgeon.
I beg to submit a Report of the Dental Work carried out during 1931
(January to September) in connection with the Tuberculosis Clinic.
On account of our difficulties with this work, the Dental Clinic closed
down at the end of September, more advantageous arrangements being
made elsewhere.
A steady falling-off of work was noted, and as we were only holding
two sessions per month, treatment, in most cases, was very protracted.
Owing to that fact, and difficulties which I have explained in previous
reports, I was of the opinion that the patients affected were not having
the best treatment, though it was obvious that they were the ones who
needed it particularly.
Our figures for the nine months of 1931 were:—
18 Sessions held;
53 Attendances;
2 Fillings;
87 Extractions;
7 Scalings.
In addition, dentures were fitted, and the usual routine work carried
out.
C. HAMMOND WILLIAMS, L.D.S., R.C.S., Eng.