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refusals, as only a small percentage of parents are able to pay
fees for complete private treatment. Forms not returned totalled
2,120, i.e., 16 per cent., and 132, or 1 per cent. definitely refused
to have any treatment. The acceptances rate was the same as
in 1935.
As many children have to attend several times when there
is a lot of conservative treatment to he done it is possible that a
revision of the attendance fee might bring about an increase in
the number of acceptances, as the present arrangement tends to
make conservative treatment more expensive to parents than the
extraction of teeth, because extractions are often completed in
one session, and therefore there is only one attendance fee to pav.
Summary of School Children Inspected and Treated
DURING THE YEAR.
Patients examined 20,373 Patients treated 6,899
Attendances 14,749 Fillings 6,653
Extractions 11,967 "Gas" cases 2,075
Other operations 3,576 Local anæsthesia 3,074
Sessions held.
Inspections 100 Treatment 1,179
Administration 18 orthodontia 43
"Gas" administration 91 Total sessions 1,431
In addition, 182 sessions were occupied in other than school
work.
The dental officers devoted 91 sessions and the medical
officers 52 sessions to gas administrations.
The average amount of work by each dental officer per treatment
session was as follows : —
Average attendance 12.5
„ number of fillings 5.6
„ „ extractions 10.2
„ „ other operations 3.0
„ „ local anæsthesia 2.6
ORTH0dONTIC SERVICE.
As previously pointed out, 4.99 per cent. of children
examined at dental inspections were found to be suffering; from
malocclusion, but as this represents 913 children it would be
impossible to treat such a number, and only those with market
deformity have been referred for treatment.