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School Dental Service.
In 1960, all the children allotted to the Danson Surgery
were inspected and 70 per cent were found to require treatment.
This shows a reduction of 10 per cent on last year.
In September another two schools were transferred to
Danson from the Broadway clinic and these had been inspected
and treated before transference.
In addition to the work done at Danson, all the schools
allotted to Murchison Avenue clinic were inspected and some
sessions were spent there on treatment.
In September these schools were transferred to the
Broadway and Murchison Avenue Clinic was closed.
Orthopaedic Clinics.
I am indebted to Mr. K. F. Hulbert, F.R.C.S., for the
following report:—
The Orthopaedic Clinics have continued on Wednesday
mornings at the Welling Orthopaedic Clinic, but there has
been considerable falling off this year in the number of
attendances. Postural deformities of the back and feet still
predominate over all others and still present us with a
considerable problem. The fact that the onset of these conditions
so often coincides with the eleven plus examinations
and the entry into adolescence means that effective treatment
cannot be instituted without sometimes seriously interfering
with the education of the child. This should emphasize the
importance of encouraging facilities for postural exercises
in secondary schools where remedial treatment could be
undertaken without interfering so much with education.
I wish to thank Miss Cheeseman, the physiotherapist,
for her continued help throughout the year.
And to Mr. B. Lawson, F.R.C.S., for the following: —
A total of 74 new cases were seen in the Murchison
Avenue Orthopaedic Clinic, about one quarter of which
were referred directly by the local General Practitioners.
A few patients were transferred temporarily to hospital
for further investigation and those requiring operations were
operated on in the Dartford Group of Hospitals.
Problems of errors of rotational development of the
lower limbs are seen fairly frequently but the general health
and nutrition of the children is good.
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