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Emergency treatment and inspection sessions continued at
Mayesbrook Clinic on Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9—11 a.m.,
when any school child without an appointment could attend and be
seen for the relief of pain or for an inspection. This service will be
extended to Valentines Clinic when an emergency and inspection
session commences in January 1963.
Most teeth were extracted under general anaesthesia, which was
always administered by a medical officer.
The dental health of the school children in llford is improving.
This is due to the fact that more parents are dentally conscious.
The comparative figures for 1961 and 1962 show that although
the number of fillings and children treated increased considerably
during 1962, the number of extractions required by these children
remained almost the same as 1961."
BENTON SCHOOL.
Dr. D. M. B. Gross, Medical Officer in Charge, reports as follows:-
"During 1962 the number of children on roll varied, being 71 on
the 31st December 1961 and 63 on the 31st December 1962.
There were 12 admissions and 20 discharges. Recommendations
for admission were received from the following sources:-
School Medical Officer 4
Borough Education Officer 5
Hospitals 1
General Practitioner 1
Others 1
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The diagnoses were as follows:-
Craniostenosis 1
Ht. Hemiplegia 1
Congenital Heart 2
Asthma 3
Ataxia and Partially Deaf 1