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The Dental scheme as approved by the Board at present comprises
the examination and treatment of all children of the 6—8
year period, inclusive. "Specials" of an urgent nature are
also treated.
All candidates for the Open Air School at Crosby Road or at
Fyfield, or the Ogilvie School at Clacton have their teeth attended
to and mouths put in order before entering the School, as also do
children now due to go to the Summer Holiday Camps.
There are two Clinics at Stratford (Mr. Dick and Miss Gubb),
one at Rosetta Road (Miss Marsden), one at Swanscombe Street
(Mr. Percy), and one at Balaam Street (Mr. Heywood).
Miss Marsden and Mr. Heywood have each been
allotted an area of schools in which to inspect and treat children
of all ages, as suggested by the Board of Education.
The following figures for the year show the amount of work
done:—
22883 children inspected.
3706 "Specials."
12700 found to require treatment.
10101 given treatment.
The following remarks and comments are abstracted from the
individual reports of the Dental Surgeons :—
Mr. Percy reports—
Owing to the number of Special cases sent from the Schools,
also the Fyfield and Crosby Road children, it has not been possible
to treat all those that I selected for treatment at the Routine
Inspection. The Head Teachers naturally must obtain relief for
those suffering pain, for no child can study in that condition.
However, now that more Dental Surgeons have been appointed
this matter can better be coped with.
At several schools it has not been possible to be accommodated
with a suitable room, and the Head Teacher's private room has
had to be used, and this has caused much inconvenience, especially
as the light has been poor for this kind of work. At one
school only is there a special room for the inspection of the children.
The Head Tcachers have again given me every help and
support, often at great inconvenience to themselves, and I thank
them accordingly.
Mr. Dick reports—
In reviewing the work for the year there is little variation
from the previous records. The amount and class of work found
necessary appears to be much the same.
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