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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL OCULIST
Attendances at the Clinic were very satisfactory during the year,
1,436 children were seen. 461 children were refracted and of those,
362 were known to have obtained their glasses. Thirty-one children
were referred to be seen by the orthoptist.
DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Expectant Nursing Children
Mothers Mothers under 5
Number examined by Dental Officer 83 23 203
Number needing treatment 83 23 197
Number of cases made dentally fit 44 16 165
Forms of dental treatment provided: —
Teeth extracted 140 33 164
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Anaesthetics:
(a) Local 43 16 —
(b) General 35 5 73
No. of fillings 182 21 220
Scaling or scaling and gum treatment 73 10 —
Silver nitrate treatment 189
Dressing 29 3 77
Radiographs 2 3 —
Other operations 9 23
Denture Dressings 48 35 —
Dentures provided: —
(a) full 3 5 —
(b) partial 14 10 —
Number of attendances 272 86 362
Number of appointments not kept 44 21 93