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Summarij of Conclusions.—(1) When the teeth are treated only at a period of
grave urgency, the child suffers caries and will have many unsaveable teeth : as the
child is cared for and treated so does caries diminish, until with regular attention it
almost vanishes.
(2) With regular treatment there can be very few, if any, unsaveable, septic
teeth.
(3) In schools where united, continuous and strenuous efforts are made to
persuade and educate the parents into caring for their children and providing dental
treatment, there will be a high degree of dental and oral health, with consequent
general benefit to the child.
The Council's officers are indebted to the Board of Education for the forms
used, and permission to publish independently the results of this special investigation.
Classes for
stammerers.
Stammering Children.—During 1929, 311 children attended the centres for
stammerers. Of these 37 were discharged cured, 57 as provisionally cured, and 43,
many of them greatly improved, left for various reasons. A new centre was opened
at Holbeach-road (Lewisham) in April, 1929.
One of these centres is situated at the Jews' Free school (Whitechapel and St.
George'8) and the headmaster of that school, Mr. L. G. Bowman, has every opportunity
of observing the methods employed. He writes of the stammerers' class :—
" There is little question as to its effectiveness, less as to its importance for
the future of the children under training. The technique appears to improve
with experience, and new ideas are being incorporated in the general method
of treatment. I should like to refer particularly to the value of the practice
adopted this year of requiring the attendance once a month of old cases, and
cases regarded as cured. These children are taken through their paces, questioned
as to their daily speech exercises, and generally, it may be said, inspired
with confidence by the knowledge that help and advice are at hand if required
at these monthly meetings. Thus is their cure ensured."
The
Woolwich
remedial
exercises
clinic.
The Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association's remedial exercise and massage
clinic is included in the Council's scheme. Dr. H. R. Kidner reports that " During
the year 293 children were sent to the clinic. Of these 233 received treatment
and the other 50 were helped in one of the following ways :—
1. Surgical instruments or splints supplied.
2. Convalescent treatment arranged.
3. Instructions given for home treatment.
4. Referred to hospital.
5. Referred for subsequent examination.
6. Recommended for operation.
" In addition, 20 old cases re-attended. The number of attendances during
the year was 7,313. The children recommended to the clinic were sent by the