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costs will be more instructive. But a short statistical summary for
the nine months of 1927 follows:
No. of New Cases Mothers, 50. Children, 22.— Total, 72
No. of Attendances ,, 129. ,, 65.— ,, 194
No. of Sessions 41
No. of Sessions when Anaesthetics given 12
No. of Gas Anaesthetic given 42
Dentures made to the value of £26 15s.
Costs include in a full year the agreed fee to the British Dental
Hospital (£120) and Anaesthetist's fees (say, £15). Receipts on
the present basis of charges and attendances will amount to, say,
£25. This figure does not include the money received in payment of
dentures.
5. Instruction Classes for Mothers.— Conducted by the
Health Visitors, are held weekly.
6. Diphtheria Prevention Work, undertaken at the Centres,
is dealt with under the heading of Infectious Disease Control.
7. The Voluntary Workers who attend week by week at
the Infant Welfare Sessions, deserve the thanks of the community
for their untiring support of the staff.