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THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
for the
YEAR 1940,
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.
The Dental Service has continued on restricted lines throughout the year. A minimum staff
of two dental officers and two nurses have carried on the work at their respective centres at Kilburn
and Willesden Green.
THE YEAR'S WORK.
The total working sessions amounted to 1,088, and were utilised as follows :—
Treatment sessions at the Centres 1,015
Routine Inspection sessions 63
Administration sessions 10
Total 1,088
The Anaesthetist attended 109 times and administered anaesthetics to 2,236 patients which
is an average of 20.5 patients per session.
6,554 mothers, infants, elementary and secondary school children were inspected.
5,536 were defective and 2,893 were treated at the centres.
8,275 teeth were removed, 4,166 fillings were done and 1,518 other operations, making a total
of 13,959 treatments.
8.698 attendances were recorded by these patients.
ELEMENTARY NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
In pekce-time the school population of Willesden is approximately 18,000. Since hostilities
began 12,700 children have left our schools and 5,300 remain on the Willesden registers.
Inspection. .
Routine.—Although there have been temporary dislocations of routine school work, 3,658
children received oral examination during 62 visits—an average of 59 a session.
Specials.—854 children were inspected at the centres and the necessary treatment carried out.
3.699 were found defective and 1,661, or nearly 45% were treated at the centres.
Treatment.
4,569 teeth were extracted, of which 728 were permanent.
There were 1,865 fillings done on permanent teeth and 327 on the milk series, making a total
of 2,192 fillings.
477 incidental treatments, including root fillings to anterior teeth, minor gum treatments,
silver nitrate and sedative dressings, were done.
432 sessions were assigned to treatment.
WILLESDEN SECONDARY AND JUNIOR TECHNICAL, ETC., SCHOOLS.
Inspection.
One secondary school was visited when 29 scholars were examined. In addition 80 were
inspected at the Centres, making a total of 109. 101 of these were defective and 75 of these were
treated at the Willesden Centres.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
1,153 mothers and infants received treatment at the Centres. This is the highest figure ever
recorded and is 94 more than in 1939.
The work done was of a similar nature to that described in previous reports, except that fewer
dentures have been provided.
A total of 3,635 teeth were extracted and 1,771 teeth were filled, for which 4,999 attendances
were recorded and 554 treatment sessions allocated.