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During the year the Dentist attended two afternoons a week,
instead of one as before. This enabled him to deal with the new
6—8 year olds in the schools under treatment, and to re-examine
and treat the old cases. Only one new school could be taken into
the scheme. The great need of treatment and the effect of it can
be seen from the following figures:—
8 year olds examined at Rothschild Schools—No Dental
treatment:—
Percentage of children with no decayed teeth 21.4%
Average number of decayed teeth per child 3.3%
8 year olds examined at Priory Schools—Dental Treatment
two years:—
Percentage of children with no decayed teeth 88.9 %
Average number of decayed teeth per child 3%
There could be no better argument for an extension of the
Dental Treatment to every school.
Free Meals.
During the year the numbers attending the Feeding Centre
fell off rapidly. Arrangements were made by which children not
eligible for free meals could buy dinners for 2d., as it was
thought that in many cases the children should be able to get hot
and suitable meals, even though there was no poverty at home.
But in spite of this the numbers fell to 14, and on October 9th, the
Feeding Centre was closed, and the remaining children were fed
at the Cookery Centres.
The figures are given in a later Table.
Mentally Defective and Backward Children.
In April, 1915, three classes were started for Mentally Defective
and backward children.
53 children were recommended for the Special School, 40 as
mentally defective, 13 as very backward for further observation