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Dental Treatment.—The arrangements outlined in the Annual
Report for 1935 continue to operate in an extremely satisfactory
manner. The difficulties previously encountered in persuading
mothers to attend personally at the Eastman Dental Clinic, and
to take their children, has been almost entirely overcome by the
provision of a free transport service. This transport is provided
by one or more of the Council's ambulances, and, while occasional
difficulties in attendance are still being encountered, there can be
little doubt that the provision of the new service has eliminated
the major portion of our previous difficulties.
Number of "Council" patients attending Clinic. 1938 .. 82
Cost of such cases £32
Home Help Scheme.—The following table sets out the details
of the work carried out under the above scheme during 1938:
Number of Home Helps provided free of charge—36.
1 for 25 davs.
1 ,, 23
2 ,, 21 „
1 ,, 19 „
30 ,, 14 ,,
1 ,, 7 „
Number of Home Helps provided at a charge of Is per day—16.
1 for 21 days.
i ,, 20
1 ,, 14 ,,
13 ,, 14 ,,
Number of Home Helps provided at a charge of 2s. per day—6.
6 for 14 days.
Number of Home Helps provided at a charge of 3s. per day—2.
1 for 21 days.
1 ,, 14 „
Number of Home Helps provided at a charge of 5s. per day—1.
1 for 14 days.
Total cost of operating the Scheme during 1938'—-£200 2s. Od.
Average number of Home Helps on Council's roll—12.
During six months of 1937, when the Home Help scheme was
operated, 30 cases were assisted. It will thus be seen that the
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