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Number of administrations of "general" anaesthetics 347
Number of administrations of " local " anaesthetics 79
Number of fillings and other operations 133
Number of mothers having dentures supplied 62
(including 12 free of charge and 3 at part cost).
(b) Treatment of Children under five years of age.
Number of patients treated 198
Number of attendances of patients 274
Number of administrations of "general" anaesthetics 207
Number of fillings and other operations 91
The following are the figures for the past five years:—
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.
Number of mothers treated 155 247 151 220 345
Number of children treated 156 255 220 239 198
Ophthalmic Clinic.
Children under five years of age who are found to be suffering
from squint or other defects of vision have been referred to the.
Council Oculist for treatment either from the Infant Welfare
Centres or by the Health Visitors from their home visits. The
following are the figures for 1936:—
(a) Number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
and provided 46
(b) Number of children examined by Oculist for whom spectacles
were not prescribed 24
(c) Number of children examined by Oculist wearing spectacles
already and the lenses in use did not require changing ... 3
The Ministry of Health, in a letter dated January, 1923,
sanctioned expenditure and the payment of grant for the examination
and treatment of the eyes of expectant and nursing mothers
where such treatment tended, in the opinion of the Medical Officer
of the Centre, to preserve the mother's health during pregnancy
and lactation.
Eleven mothers were so treated by the Council Oculist during
1936.