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enable patients to receive their first inspection as soon as possible
after their names were submitted, but in spite of extra sessions
being allotted for this work, delay was sometimes unavoidable.
Nursing Mothers.
Owing to the greater number receiving their treatment antenatally,
the proportion of mothers first inspected during the
nursing period continues to decline.
New cases referred were 66 compared with 75 last year.
Those seen during the first six months after their confinement
constituted 57 per cent. of the total number referred; the
remainder with infants between seven and twelve months received
mostly emergency treatment.
In addition to the above a large amount of treatment was
performed for those referred during the previous year.
Treatment.
With the exception that the fillings inserted were slightly
fewer than last year, all principal items of treatment show an
appropriate increase on 1941. The number of dentures inserted
show a considerable rise, and additional time has been allotted
to enable this work to be carried out at the Selhurst Road Clinic.
During the year 36 extra sessions were devoted to treatment. Full
details will be found in the combined Table.
The Pre-School Child.
Though a considerable amount of treatment was performed
for the above, the actual number of new cases inspected was only
212 compared with 253 in 1941. While this further decline is
somewhat disappointing, it is possible that owing to the increased
number of mothers now on active war work, visits to Welfare
Centres paid by children of the 3—5 age groups are far less
frequent than in normal times.
Figures for fillings and extractions performed on these small
patients show a substantial increase on those recorded in the last
report. Full details are to be found in the ensuing Table.