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Scalings 63
Impressions 126
Bite registrations 112
Tries in 127
Easing dentures 41
Repairs to dentures 6
Gum treatments 294
Total 769
"Altogether 355 mothers paid 1,517 visits to the dentists
for this treatment.
"Children of Pre-school Age.—The treatment of these children
was carried out at all the Centres on one session each week. Any
urgent case was seen almost immediately. There was a very small
increase in the number treated over the previous year. Altogether
362 were actually treated by the dentists, 28 more than the
preceding year. An increase in the number of these children
will never be very big at a time, as some mothers naturally have
a fear for their children at this age receiving dental treatment,
and it is these mothers unfortunately who bring their children
to the dentist at school age with advanced decay in one or more
teeth. The work carried out was as usual fillings wherever possible
in the molar teeth, and extractions under Nitrous Oxide and
Oxygen. The number of fillings inserted was 284, and extractions
1,054. These figures show a slight reduction in comparison with
last year."
INFANT UFE PROTECTION.
The supervision of fostermothers in accordance with the
Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908 to 1932, is carried out
by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Infant lyife
Protection Visitors. Information regarding foster-children registered
in the Borough is contained in the following table :
Number of children on the register at the beginning of
the year 99
(Number of fostermothers having care of the
above children, 78).
Number of children registered during the year 126