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Four children attended the Cleansing Baths Centre for treatment
and the remaining 14 of the seriously infested cases were treated at
the school clinics.
HOME VISITS BY SCHOOL NURSES.
The nurses paid 1,404 visits to homes during the year to give
advice on cases of infectious disease and post-operative tonsils and
adenoids cases and for routine investigation in connection with the
clinics.
The co-ordination of the School Nursing and Health Visiting
Services is planned for the coming year.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
Miss H. T. Smith, L.D.S., R.C.S., has submitted the following
report on the Dental Service:—
To the School Medical Officer,
County Borough of East Ham,
Education Committee.
Sir,
I have the honour to present my report on the work done in the
Dental Clinics during the year 1946. This past year has seen great
developments in the dental service. For the first time in the history
of the Borough a Senior Dental Officer has been appointed. This has
greatly increased efficiency, and the three dental clinics are now
working very smoothly together to form a complete Dental Unit.
Great difficulty was experienced in obtaining suitable equipment for
the third dental surgery, which was opened on November 19th, 1946.
Two new dental officers were appointed during the year, Mr. C. E. B.
Maytum, L.D.S. (Eng.) who commenced his duties at Church Road
Clinic on August 27th, and Mr. A.Smith, L.D.S., R.F.P.S., (Glas.),
who is working in the new surgery at the Annexe, and is assisting us
in a temporary capacity.