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at present possible; (c) the delay which is bound to occur with
only one Dentist supervising the care of the teeth of so many
children could be avoided.
If the Committee decide to agree to the Board of Education's
suggestion the cost would be as follows:—
(1) Another Assistant Dental Surgeon could be obtained at a
salary of £450 to £500 per annum.
(2) An additional Clerk-Attendant would be required at a
salary of £104 to £156 per year.
(3) Additional medical assistance for administering gas would
be required, unless the Board of Education would sanction
the administration of gas by one of the dentists. 1,701
anæstnetics were administered in 1927, and no more time
can be given to this work without interfering with the
other duties of the Council's Medical Officers.
(4) Another dental chair could be accommodated in the present
dental clinic at Valentines Mansion, and there is ample
waiting room. The total cost of the additional chair and
outfit would be under £100.
(6) Orthopædic Treatment.—I have made enquiries of the
Essex County Council and find that they have made arrangements
with certain Hospitals for institutional treatment, and also have
instituted Orthopædic Clinics at which an Orthopaedic Surgeon
attends. The nearest centre is, however, at Romford, and would
be too far for Ilford children to attend. I have made various
enquiries from 17 districts in and around London, and find that
nine have Orthopædic Schemes in operation, whilst in five others
the question is under consideration. As far as Ilford is concerned,
the nearest Hospital at which there is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, is
the London Hospital, and I think the Medical Inspector had this
fact in mind when he made his report.
Crippled children in Ilford, therefore, have to be taken long
distances under difficult conditions to see Orthopædic Specialists,