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Number and Classification of Operations at Brookfield
Hospital.
(under Five Years of Age).
Tenotomy Tendo Achilles.. 1 Excision of Baker's Cyst.. 1
Osteoclasis 2 Osteotomy—Rotation of
Tibia .. .. .. 1

Mrs. W. R. Thorne, L.D.S., reports as follows: —
"Since the opening of Thorpe Coombe Maternity Home there
has been an increase in the number of maternity cases treated.
These patients are sent with all degrees of defect and noticeably
not merely those suffering pain.
''These cases are dealt with up to the end of pregnancy and
during lactation. If a mother has commenced treatment during
pregnancy and the treatment is not completed before the birth of
her child, she is eligible for her completed treatment afterwards.
"Any necessary treatment is given.
"Dentures are being fitted and it is now possible for the pregnant
and nursing mother to have her masticating powers fully
restored.
"The reduced rate for prosthetic work is a great boon to the
poorer patient and is much appreciated.
"One session a week is allotted to Maternity and Child Welfare
treatment. The Child Welfare work is very much as in previous
years. Toddlers are brought to the Clinic when there has been a
complaint of toothache. Some few parents take a pride in the
toddlers' teeth and request, conservative treatment. They are a
small minority. It is curious that mothers should so readily agree