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(f) Rheumatism Clinic.—The Physician attended 36 morning
sessions during the year. The Secretary of the Ilford Branch of the
Invalid Children's Aid Association attends at each clinic in order
to arrange convalescent treatment for those children requiring it.
During the year 271 children (149 of these being new cases),
made 726 attendances. Of these, 88 were discharged, showing no
active rheumatic condition. The remainder were as follows:—
History of Rheumatism for observation 61
History of Chorea for observation 12
Rheumatic Carditis 51
Mitral Disease not Rheumatic 5
Tachycardia of nervous origin 3
Congenital Heart Disease 9
Rheumatism 23
Chorea 11
Habit Spasm 1
Anaemia, Subnormal Nutrition or Debility 7
Number of cases referred to Convalescent Home 30
„ „ „ Heart Home 7
„ „ „ Hospital (In-patients) 5
„ „ „ (Tonsils and Adenoids
operation) 8
„ „ „ Residential Open-Air School 1
(g) Dental Department.—During the year the Dentists paid
95 visits to the schools for the purpose of inspecting the teeth of
children.
Of 12,773 children inspected by the Dentists (including special
cases), 7,541 (or 59.3 per cent.) were found to require treatment,
compared with 9,350 (or 70.4 per cent.) in 1934; 55.6 per cent. in
1933; 55.4 per cent. in 1932; 55.4 per cent. in 1931; 56.8 per cent.
in 1930; 60.6 per cent. in 1929; 60.1 per cent. in 1928; 56.9 per
cent. in 1927.
63.2 per cent. of the cases requiring treatment obtained it at
the School Dental Clinic.
In 1934, 50.08 per cent.; in 1933, 35.9 per cent.; in 1932,
38.4 per cent.; in 1931, 43.4 per cent.; in 1930, 57.9 per cent.;
in 1929, 50.8 per cent.; in 1928, 39.5 per cent.; in 1927, 50.1 per
cent. acceptances of treatment were received.
In addition to the ordinary dental work of fillings and extractions,
a considerable amount of "regulation" work has been