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During 1970 plans were made to hold a Dental Care Campaign within the Primary and Junior
schools. The Head Teachers of these schools were invited to a meeting in November at City Hall
when plans were explained to them. This was to send out teams to the schools to give dental health
talks in the classrooms aided by models and posters and then the school to congregate together to
see a film. The theme of the campaign was "Why not an apple ?" and to this end we were fortunate
in having Mr. Eric Woodruff, a director of Apples for Schools Ltd., to explain how children could be
provided with apples all the year round at very low cost. The meeting also watched a film titled
"Out of the Mouths". This is a project teaching film produced by the Oral Hygiene Service. The
holding of this campaign from 1st March, 1971 for five weeks was approved at the meeting.
There was an inspection of the service in September by a dental officer from the Department of
Education and Science.
Statistics relating to the school dental service and the dental service for expectant and nursing
mothers and children under 5 years of age, are set out in Tables 57 and 58, on pages 95 and 96.
CHEST CLINICS
There are three Chest Clinics in Westminster situated at the following addresses:—
Paddington Chest Clinic, 14-18 Newton Road, W.2 (229 8821).
St. Marylebone Chest Clinic, Council House, Marylebone Road, N.W.1 (935 7766).
Westminster Hospital Chest Clinic, Page Street Wing, S.W.1 (828 9811).
I am indebted to the Consultant Physician at each of these Clinics for the following reports of their
activities during 1970.
Paddington Chest Clinic—Dr. P. A. Zorab, Consultant Physician
We again had a very busy year—our new-patient attendances having risen to 2003—184 more
than in 1969.
An increased amount of student teaching was, and still is, being undertaken.
Several clinical surveys are being carried out and a new research project "The effects of Drugs
on Sputum Viscosity" started recently and promises to be of great interest.
Very successful fund-raising efforts were made by the Paddington Clinic Care Committee enabling
our Social Worker to help many patients.
An additional "X-RAY ONLY" session is now held making three in all—these are held on Monday
morning, Tuesday evening and Friday afternoon, by appointment.
St. Marylebone Chest Clinic—Dr. G. Shneerson, Consultant Physician
The incidence of newly notified cases of tuberculosis during the past year has been very similar to
that of 1969 and 1968: there has however been an increase of more than twenty per cent in the
number of deaths from lung cancer.
As hitherto, the clinic, together with its in-patient component at St. Mary's Hospital, Harrow Road,
has provided full facilities for the continued prompt diagnosis and assessment of both tuberculous
and non-tuberculous conditions.
Westminster Hospital Chest Clinic—Dr. P. A. Emerson, Consultant Physician
The total number of patients attending the Clinic continued to increase in 1970, but the number of
newly diagnosed cases of tuberculosis again decreased slightly compared with the previous year.
Twenty-six new cases of tuberculosis were notified; twenty-one were males and five females.
Of the tuberculous patients referred to the Clinic, five were sent by their General Practitioners,
eight were discovered by the South London Mass X-ray Unit and the remainder were notified by
various other hospitals and mass X-ray units.
The South West London Mass X-ray unit has continued its monthly visits to Bruce House and
Great Peter Street throughout the year.
The research project studying the effects of atmospheric conditions and air pollution on the
conditions of patients with bronchitis and asthma living in Westminster is continuing.
Statistics relating to notifications of tuberculosis in Westminster, and deaths, during 1970 are
set out in Table 4, page 66, whilst further statistics dealing with care and after-care of tuberculous
patients, and work undertaken at the three Chest Clinics, are set out in Table 59, page 97.