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44 children were referred November—December '45.
In general the teeth of children between the age of three and
five years are fairly good.
The mouths of expectant mothers who have been in the services
are in a better condition than most of those who attended the clinic.
As seen from the figures below over 50% of mothers refuse fillings.
Dental Report—Maternity and Child Welfare (1945).
Mothers examined 250
Mothers referred 245
Mothers treated 116
Children examined 56
Children referred 51
Children treated 34
Permanent fillings 353
Permanent extractions 230
Temporary fillings 51
Temporary extractions 16
Dressings: Perm.—125. Temp.—109.
Number of attendances 518
Number of dentures supplied 27
Scale and clean 69
E. Behr.
REPORT OF THE SPEECH THERAPIST.
During 1945 a total of 40 children have received treatment for
defective speech. Some of these have attended twice weekly in
small groups of 3—6 for periods of 45 minutes; the remainder have
had individual treatment once weekly for 25 minutes.
Of the 40 treated:—
11 have been discharged cured.
5 left school (3 were almost cured).
1 left the district.
1 ceased to attend at the parents' request.
2 have been temporarily discharged, but will be re—admitted
if they require further treatment.