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Maternity and Child Welfare. 17
Mr. G. Tester Thompson, L.D.S., was appointed as dental
surgeon to the Clinic and it was decided to hold one weekly session
to commence with. The first session was held on the 6th March,
1939, and during the year 193 patients have attended.
Patients are required to pay one shilling for each attendance
made at the Clinic. This charge includes all treatment found
to be necessary, with the exception of the cost of dentures, for
which an assessment is made based on the family income, in
accordance with a scale approved by the Council.
26 children requiring dental treatment were treated at the
London County Council School Treatment Centres at a cost to
the Borough Council of £9 10s. 8d.
Minor Ailments.
52 children under school age were referred for treatment to
the London County Council at a cost to the Borough Council of
£16 0s. 4d.
SANITARY SUPERVISION OF THE BOROUGH.
Although the Sanitary Inspectors were called upon to assist
at the outbreak of war in the initial organisation of units of the
First Aid Services of the Civil Defence Scheme and one of them
has joined the Army, it has still been possible to maintain the
peace time standard of sanitary operations in the Borough.
A total of 44,032 inspections were made compared with
48,962 in the previous year and a large number of sanitary
operations were carried out at the instigation and under the
supervision of the inspectors who served 4,144 preliminary
notices.
1,304 nuisance notices were served.
125 houses, found to be verminous, were disinfested. The
furniture of 260 families was disinfested by hydrogen cyanide
gas prior to the removal of these families to the Council's houses
or flats.