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Centres a great deal of assistance is also given by volunteers from
the Aid Posts.
SPECIAL TREATMENT.
Arrangements have been made for children from 1—5 years
of age to participate in the special services available for school
children and the use made is shown by the following attendances :—■
Eye U.V. Ray Orthopae- Aural
Clinic. Clinic. die Clinic Clinic.
1944, Infants 61 427 219 11
PREMATURE INFANTS.
The Council have approved special arrangements for the care
of premature infants. A small ward at the Maternity Hospital has
been specially equipped and arrangements made for the admission
to the Hospital of any premature infant requiring medical attention.
UNMARRIED MOTHERS.
The Council have undertaken to make a financial contribution
in respect of local cases to the work of the Rochester Dioscesan
Society for Moral Welfare, and the Evangelical Free Churches
Women's Council,'in providing hostels for unmarried mothers.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL REPORT,
1944
The sessions were held on Friday afternoons and at such other
times as circumstances demanded.
The estimated number of sessions is 72. Although the Friday
afternoon sessions were allocated during the flying bomb attack the
attendances in that period, approximately from June 19th to
September 15th were only 31. The total attendances for the year
were 448 compared with 430 in 1943.
The number of children treated was 63 compared with 85
in 1943, and the number of adults 117 compared with 111.
Adults Children
Attendances 347 101
Number treated 117 63
Extractions 296 96
Fillings 92 20
Dressings 79 42
Silver Nitrate — 17
Local Injections 18 —
Nitrous Oxide administrations
70 26
Ethyl Chloride administrations
— 11
Impressions, etc 81 —
Scalings 13 —
Dentures 44 —
Repair 1 —
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