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Refractions numbered 107, and spectacles, were prescribed
in 96 instances.
Parents are charged the cost price of spectacles, except
in really necessitous cases, when the Committee is prepared
to pay part or the whole cost.
Children for whom spectacles are prescribed are reinspected
by the School Medical Officer when he visits the
School each term.
The Head Teachers are periodically sent lists of those
children who should have their glasses in constant wear
(d) Dental Clinic.
During the year five sessions per School Week were
devoted to Dental Inspection and Treatment.
In all, 31 half-days were given to Inspection and 183
to Treatment.
There were 390 gas cases during the year.
By the end of the year 1931, it was found that all the
arrears had been cleared off, so it was decided to extend the
Service to cover all age groups, whereas up to this time
routine inspection and treatment had not included those
children over 12 years of age.
It was estimated that this extension could be under
taken without increasing the number of dental sessions
viz. five per School week.
This proved to be worth the attempt, since out of 968
children for whom consent to treatment was obtained
actually 923 were treated during the year.
It was found that consent was given in 40% of those
children referred by the School Dentist for treatment, so
it must be borne in mind that should this percentage
materially increase, either additional sessions will become
necessary, or treatment of children in the leaver group of
some Schools will be left undone.
It is hoped that neither of these courses will be found
necessary, as the general improvement noted in the dental
condition of the children should relatively decrease the
number referred for treatment.