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Annual Report of the School
Medical Officer
Dr. DENNIS H. GEFFEN,
M.D., B.S., D.P.H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
For the Year ending 31st December, 1933.
To the Chairman and the Members of the
Enfield Education Committee.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to place before you my report on the health of the school
children of Enfield.
There has only been one change in the staff of my department
during the year, namely the retirement of Mr. McWalter, one of
our school dentists, in order to engage in private practice, and the
appointment of Mr. Bradbury to fill the vacancy caused thereby.
Mr. Bradbury commenced work in Enfield on 1st October, 1933, and
I am pleased to report that he is carrying out his duties satisfactorily
and has already made friends with the mothers and children
with whom he comes in contact.
At the end of this report follows a report from Mr. James, the
senior school dental surgeon, on the dental work carried out at the
school dental clinic. I would draw your attention to one or two
matters therein. In the first place, Mr. James shows the increase of
conservative dental work that has taken place during the past few
years. The final success of a dental department should be shown by
the number of children who, by means of preventive measures,
have never had dental decay and have got sound teeth. Such
measures should be of an educational character and include
instruction on diet and the hygiene of oral cleanliness.
Unfortunately we are unable to lay down golden rules that will