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The following is a summary of the work carried out for the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee during the year:—
(a) Treatment of Mothers.
Number of mothers treated during 1925 203
Number of attendances of mothers 330
Number of mothers, having teeth extracted, to whom
"general" anæsthetios were given 91
Number of mothers, having teeth extracted, to whom
"local" anæethetios were given 9
Number of mothers having teeth filled or otherwise
treated 117
Number of mothers having dentures supplied 24
Number of mothers having part dentures supplied 3
(b) Treatment of Children under 5 years of age.
Number of children treated 89
Number of attendances of children 99
Number of children, having teeth extracted, to whom
''general'' anæsthetics were given 77
Number of children having teeth filled or otherwise
treated 16
The following are the figures for the past five years:—
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925.
Number of mothers treated 211 167 194 188 203
Number of children treated 25 26 34 87 89
Ophthalmic Clinic.—Children under five years of age who
are found to be suffering from squint have been referred to the
Council Oculist for treatment either from the Infant Welfare
Centres or by the Health Visitors from their home visits. If a
squint is corrected by suitable glasses at an early age it is possible
to cure the squint and also to preserve the sight of the affected
eye. It is therefore of considerable importance that children
suffering from these defects should be treated before they reach
school age. It is difficult to make parents understand the importance
of this work, and only a few accept the treatment offered
them. The following are the figures for 1925:—
(a) Number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
and provided 15
(b) Number of children examined by Oculist for whom
spectacles were not prescribed 16