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Orthopaedic Service
Of the 35 children under five years of age treated at the Orthopaedic Clinic
during the year, 8 were new cases seen by the surgeon, 27 were re-examinations at
the surgeon's clinic. These children made 35 attendances.
Dental Treatment — Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Young Children
Mr. G. H. Tucker, L.D.S., R.C.S., Chief Dental Officer, reports as follows: —
The number of attendances and the amount of treatment given during the year
is shown in Tables I and II which follow : —

The number of expectant and nursing mothers who attend and the number of
fillings or dentures required has fallen markedly over the last few years, whilst the
number of pre-school children who attend is increasing.
Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act, 1948
Amendments to the Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act, 1948 in the
Health Services and Public Health Act, 1968 made it necessary for all child-minders
who received for reward even one child and premises used for children for more than
two hours per day to be registered with the local authority. This meant a considerable
increase in the volume of work. The number of registrations continued to increase
steadily, in addition to those as a direct result of these amendments.

* There were during the year variations in the permitted
number of children which are not reflected above.
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