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THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
for the
YEAR 1938,
on
DENTAL WORK in connection with SCHOOL CHILDREN,
EXPECTANT and NURSING MOTHERS and CHILDREN
under 5 years.
By E. A. JENNINGS, L.D.S., R.C.S.Eng.
There is no change to report on the working of the dental services. These continue to be
operated by the same four dental officers, four nurses and anaesthetist, on similar lines as in previous
years.
The Year's Work.
The total working sessions amounted to 1,942, which were utilised as follows :—
Treatment sessions at the Centres 1,600
Routine inspection sessions 317
Administration sessions 25
Total 1,942
Sessions attended by Anaesthetist 185
21,377 mothers, infants, elementary and secondary school children were inspected. 16,021 or
75 per cent, were defective, an improvement on last year of 6 per cent.
5,616 or 35 per cent, of these defective cases were treated at the centres.
14,895 teeth were extracted, 9,265 fillings done and 4,241 incidental operations producing a
total of 28,401 treatments.
This is an increase of 1,069 on the corresponding figure of last year.
19,079 attendances were registered by these patients.
A precis of the year's work is given in the table below, together with the years 1936 and 1937.

The average work done on a sessional basis is set out in the following Table, together with the
years 1936 and 1937.

It is evident from the above Table that work per session continues to vary very little from
year to year.
This year shows a slight increase in all columns over the year 1937.