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(g) Ear Disease and Hearing.
Children suffering from ear discharge and defective
hearing are dealt with at the Minor Ailments Clinic at
Bourchier House. During the year 89 children were treated.
(h) Dental Defects.
In December, 1926, a whole time Dental Surgeon was
appointed, and he took up his dyties on the 17th January,
1927. Ten sessions per week are devoted to the inspection
and treatment of school children, and one session to the inspection
and treatment of Maternity and Child Welfare cases.
During 1928 a routine inspection was made of the whole
of the school children, and a re-inspection was carried out in
the schools where the acceptance of treatment was least
satisfactory.
At the routine inspection 3,805 children were inspected,
and 2445 or 64.3 per cent. were found to require treatment.
Of the 2,445 who required treatment, 1,628 or 66.5 per cent.
actually received treatment.
560 children were re-inspected, and of these 171 received
treatment.
482 Special Cases were seen by the Dentist at the request
of parents or teachers, and 288 of these were treated.
The work carried out by the Dentist during the year is
set out in the following table
Number of children inspected & re-inspected 4847
Number of children treated 2087
Number of attendances at Dental Clinic 3248
Number of fillings 1892
Number of extractions 2380
Number of other operations 1263
Number of general anaesthetics 545
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