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unit is gradually being extended each year, the emphasis for the
present being on special schools.
Statistics relating to the year's work are as follows:—
Sessions:
Number of inspection sessions in schools 288
Number of ordinary treatment sessions 3,412
General anaesthetic 15
Orthodontic 121
Health education 8
Total 3.844
Inspections:
Number of first inspections in schools 31,180
Number of first inspections in clinics 6,519
Total 37,699
Percentage requiring treatment 56.2
Reinspections at clinics or schools 1,437
Percentage requiring treatment 79.4
Attendances:
First visits 7.900
Subsequent visits 12,160
Total 20,060
Courses of treatment completed 6,107
Fillings done 24,227
Other operations including crown, inlays, X-rays, etc. 8,895
The photographs in the centre pages (Plates A and B) draw an
interesting comparison between conditions in 1912 and at the present
day.
Health education in schools
A number of schools have asked for health visitors to participate
in planned programmes of health education. These programmes
are no longer restricted to mothercraft teaching for girls but are
designed to be truly comprehensive in that they include all aspects
of the mental and physical health of the individual, and thus to
create an awareness of the individual's role and responsibility in
the community.
Sanitary conditions in schools
All school premises are inspected annually by the medical stiff
who offer advice concerning the sanitary conditions and standards
of hygiene. Reports concerning defects are passed on to the
Divisional Officer of the I.L.E.A. for attention.