View report page

87
OTHER EXAMINATIONS.
In addition to the examination of school children, the Medical
Officers examined 37 students and teachers. Nineteen other
employees of the Committee were also examined for Superannuation
purposes, etc.
DENTAL SERVICE.
North Clinic.
Mr. King reports:—
" The school dental service has functioned satisfactorily
throughout 1954.
Owing to illness, the Clinic was staffed by only two temporary
part-time Dental Surgeons between February and June. During
Ihis period one school inspection was made. Much of this unavoidable
lapse has now been made up and periodic inspections
are proceeding normally.
Considerable difficulty is being experienced in obtaining the
services of another part-time Dental Surgeon to bring the establishment
up to strength. Three part-time Dental Officers have resigned
during 1954.
There is a considerable improvement in the dentition of the
school children, but much has yet to be done. Continuity of
professional staff would be a valuable asset.
There is a growing demand for orthodontic treatment which
points to the far greater interest shown by parents in the condition
of the teeth of their children. I am greatly indebted to Mr. N. K.
Thorne. the County Orthodontist, for his advice in difficult cases.
The Maternity and Child Welfare service continues to serve a
valuable purpose. Some 350 treatments were given during the
past year. Private Practitioners appear to be very reluctant to
accept for treatment children between two and five years of age,
thus causing an increasing demand on the facilities provided.
Our thanks are due to the staff of the Radiological Department
of Bromley Hospital for their great help during the year."
South Clinic.
Mrs. Lindsay reports :—
" There has been an improvement even in the large
attendances reported last year.
Orthodontic cases have progressed in the same ratio and
attendances for adjustments, impressions and plates have trebled
those of the previous year.
There has been an increase of over twenty-five per cent, in the
Maternity and Child Welfare section, bringing the total annual
cases to approximately six hundred.