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At the North Centre, GO, Greek Street, classes were held by Dr.
Lewin for Nasal Hygiene, especially in connection with cases of adenoids
and faulty nasal conditions.
A DentalClinic was opened on October 20th at the Western Dispensary,
Rochester Row, being staffed by a dentist and anaesthetist, and nurses
provided through the County Council. The clinic is open on Wednesday
mornings, and is available for mothers and children, except on the fourth
Wednesday in each month, when the session is reserved for tuberculous
patients.
Ten ordinary sessions were held and five special sessions for gas
extractions up to the end of the year; 24 patients attended, making
57 attendances. Mr. W. H. Turner reports that the majority of the
patients were in a very bad dental condition and required a considerable
amount of treatment. It is already evident that the Clinic is meeting a
great need in the district. The following is a summary of the cases:—
(1) No. of mothers or 'fexpectant mothers15
„ extractions112
„ fillings16
„ other operations 17
„ dentures required 18
(2) „ children under school age 5
„ extractions12
„ other operations 3
(3) „ tuberculous cases 4
„ extractions 30
„ fillings and other operations 9
„ dentures required 8
Day Nut series.—There is now one, the OlgaLynn Nursery, 147, Warwick
Street. Another opened during the war has been given up.
Hospital Treatment.—The Ministry include in their scheme the
provision of an observation ward for ailing babies. This has not yet
been provided as there are so many general and special hospitals in or
near the City. They, however, do not altogether meet the need as
admission thereto is dependent upon the accommodation available,
and the opinion of the staff as to whether a case is sufficiently ill. Negotiations
were opened to secure beds in a hospital for children, but the conditions
proposed were not such as could be agreed to by the Council. A
ward, however, has been set aside for children requiring observation
at Charing Cross Hospital in connection with the Infant Consultation
Centre there, but beds are occasionally available for other children.