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advertisers recommend for inducing sleep. If such are taken
in bed without subsequent tooth-cleansing, then the result
will be more carious cavities than successful careers.
As the only opening seems to be by instructing the
parent through the child perhaps teachers might during their
talks on hygiene stress one or two of these points and thus
help prevent in some measure this the most widespread of
human disorders.
Grateful acknowledgments are due to the Headteachers
for their invaluable assistance in the smooth working
of the scheme. The teachers regard for kept appointments
has resulted in real economy of the clinic services.
Anaesthetics.
General anaesthetics are administered by a School
Medical Officer who attends for that purpose at special
sessions. No extractions of any kind are performed without
the use of either a general or local anaesthetic.
The details of the year's work are set out below and on
pages 15, 35 and 36.
During the year 3,553 children were inspected, 3,062
as routines and 491 as specials. Of this total 2,893 or 81.42%
were found to require treatment and of this number 1,818
of 62.84% were actually treated at the Clinic.
The work carried out for Elementary School Children
by the Dentist during the year is set out in the following
table:—
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