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School Dental Service.
The following reports have been received from the
School Dental Surgeons:—
Mrs. A. Perkins, L.D.S., Danson Clinic, Welling.
During 1963 the clinic ran smoothly. We now have in
addition to a full time Dental Officer, a Dental Ancillary
for one day per week, a Dental Hygienist for one day a week
and an Orthodontist once per month.
All the schools were inspected during the year and
those children requiring treatment offered same. The number
inspected in schools was 5,004 and those requiring treatment
numbered 3,337, i.e., 66%.
Much useful work in dental health education has been
carried out during the year.
Orthopaedic Clinics.
I am indebted to Mr. K. F. Hulbert, F.R.C.S., for the
following report:—
The Orthopaedic Clinics have continued throughout the
year, but the fall in numbers that has been noticed now for
several years has continued. It has, therefore, now been
decided to continue the physiotherapy at the Welling Clinic,
but to transfer the Surgeon's sessions to the Out Patient
Department at West Hill Hospital, Dartford, where there are
all the necessary facilities for x-ray and other investigations.
During the past year Miss Cheeseman left us after
fourteen years' service as physiotherapist and Mrs. Tyler
has taken her place. I would like to take this opportunity
of thanking Miss Cheeseman for all the care she has taken
of the many children who have passed through her hands
in these years.
And to Mr. B. Lawson, F.R.C.S., for the following:—
There has been no great change in the general pattern
of patients seen at the Murchison Avenue Clinic during 1963.
Generally about 150 children of school age were seen and
about an equal proportion of children below this age were
referred from the Health Clinic or by the home doctors; a
rather larger number were referred by the home doctors than
previously.
Of the school age children there were 32 new cases; 17
were referred for x-rays, 20 had minor shoe adjustments, 9
were operated on and 25 were discharged during the year.
The smooth running of the Clinic is largely due to the
co-operation of the Physiotherapist, Mrs. Poynder and the
other associated workers.
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