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Dental Clinic.
Miss Doretz, the Dental Surgeon, gives the following table
of work done for mothers and children attending the Maternity
and Child Welfare and Ante-natal Clinics.
Sessions devoted to treatment 91
Patients treated—Mothers 204
Children 169
Total 373
Attendances— Mothers 807
Children 526
Total 1333
Teeth filled Permanent 134
Temporary 188
Total 322
Teeth extracted—Permanent 579
Temporary 595
Total 1174
Administrations of Nitrous Oxide 414
Scalings 39
Dentures 42
Ante-natal Clinics.
Two sessions are held weekly, one in Brentford and the
other in Chiswick.
303 expectant mothers attended for the first time and 200
continued attendances they started the previous year. These
503 expectant mothers made 2,002 attendances. 873 births
were notified so this figure represents 57.6 per cent. of that
number.
In 1934, 424 expectant mothers made 1,839 attendances
and was about 50 per cent. of the births notified.
All undergo a thorough examination in their first visit, and
advice is given as to the general hygiene and diet of pregnancy.
During the early period they are asked to attend once a month
and during the last month they are seen each week.
Cases requiring more attention attend more often, and some
may be referred to their doctor or hospital. Those who do not
attend the clinic when expected are visited by a Nurse. 456
ante-natal visits were made during the year.
All are invited to attend the post-natal clinic after their
confinement, but it is found that, unless there is some obvious