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Only sixteen persons (eight females and eight males) returned the questionnaire,
and of these, only three had attended the full six sessions of the course. Two others
had attended sessions of other series to make attendances of six or more, and the
remaining eleven made attendances averaging between three and four. It is not
possible to come to any firm conclusion on the success or otherwise of the Smokers'
Clinic from the inadequate data available, but an analysis of the questionnaires in this
small survey suggests that, after a year's interval, about 25% of smokers who replied
to the questionnaire have been non-smokers for about one year subsequent to
attendance at the clinic.
It is intended to continue this system of follow-up in an endeavour to secure
more adequate information about the success or otherwise of the Smokers' Clinic.
Cervical Cytology Clinics
Plans for this service are described in the section on the care of mothers and
young children, page 18.
Recuperative Holidays
This scheme is for patients recovering from an illness or an operation who do
not require any nursing care but who require a short holiday to complete their
recovery. Patients are placed for a fortnight at various recuperative holiday homes
in the south of England, mostly on the coast. This period can be extended in
special circumstances.
During 1965, 121 adults and 2 children under school age were admitted.
Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies
It is now thirty years since an inverse relationship between the fluoride content
of drinking water and the incidence of dental caries was found.
The first study of the addition of fluoride to drinking water started in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.. in 1945 and the first study in this country started in 1955.
Over these years, every recognised scientific body in the world that has studied
fluoridation has come to the conclusion that it is an effective and safe method of
preventing dental caries.
There are in the world 40 other countries where communities are served by a
water supply with controlled fluoridation.
The Council, at its meeting on 6th July, 1965, resolved that the local water
undertakers be informed that the Council supports the fluoridation of water supplies
and be requested to implement a scheme of fluoridation as soon as possible.
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