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Barking 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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(b) Squint Training.

Table: I his service has been continued during 1943 and the regular attendance of the children has been well maintained. The following table shows the extent of the work done.

I his service has been continued during 1943 and the regular attendance of the children has been well maintained. The following table shows the extent of the work done.

19421943
Number of Sessions110122
Number of Children Attended3840
Number of New Cases208
Number of Old Cases1832
Number of Attendances686703
Number Discharged—Cured12
Number Evacuated2Nil
Number Left School22
Number Discontinued42

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(6) DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
The number of attendances under your public
adult dental scheme was 8,019, compared with 3,730
in the year 1942 and your evening sessions provide
in major degree for patients coming under this scheme.
The question of man-power as it effects your dental
service is a matter for concern but here again we are
doing our utmost to obtain qualified dental surgeons
to maintain your existing staff complement, although
at the time of writing the post of fourth dental surgeon
is still vacant.

Table: Information as to the cases dealt with in the year ended 31st December, 1943, and 1942 under your Public Adult and Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Schemes, are given below :—

Information as to the cases dealt with in the year ended 31st December, 1943, and 1942 under your Public Adult and Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Schemes, are given below :—

SchemeYear ended 31st Dec., 1942Year ended 31st Dec., 1943
(a) Number of Visits of Patients to Clinics6,03910,266
(h) Number of Dentures Supplied5971,670