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Dental Centres are already provided at Duppas Hill, South
Croydon and at 206, Selhurst Road, South Norwood. In the
case of the latter a major conversion has lately been carried out
which has greatly improved facilities for treatment.
After many unsuccessful efforts to secure a site on the New
Addington Building Estate, accommodation has at last been
secured at the Overbury Primary School, where the work of
adapting certain unused cloakrooms to serve as a Dental Clinic
is expected to begin early in 1952.
The following Table illustrates the suggested "long term"
plan of development drawn up in 1946, together with the increase
in staff likely to be required: —

* Now behind schedule.
Inspections.
The number of children on the register at Primary and
Secondary Schools within the Borough at the close of 1951 was
31,787. Including an additional 85 free-place scholars at nonmaintained
schools, this represents a sum total of 31,872.
Of these 24,961 were inspected and 12,920 (51.3 per cent.)
referred for treatment, compared with 23,534 inspected and 11,716
(50 per cent.) referred in 1950.
Because of present limitations on the work which can be
carried out on temporary teeth, the above figures should not be
regarded as an index of the incidence of decay, which is naturally
appreciably higher. For practical purposes mouths are classed
as 'healthy" unless the case is actually referred for treatment.