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Mr. Heywood reports:—
In reviewing the work carried out at the Clinic during the
past year, an outstanding feature has been, once again, the large
number of parents who refused to accept dental treatment for their
children. Despite the number of home visits paid, the co-operation
of the Head Teachers, and letters sent to the parents by the
School Medical Officer, there was a wide difference between the
number of "acceptances" and the number referred for treatment.
The number of both permanent and temporary extractions
shows a big increase, and the number of fillings remains relatively
small. Under the present conditions of widespread oral sepsis in
the area, I emphatically feel that this is a matter for congratulation.
SUMMARY OF WORK AT THE SCHOOL CLINICS.
The four School Clinics serving the Borough are as follows:—
(1) Stratford Clinic, 84 West Ham Lane.
Drs. Thomas and Ison.
(2) Balaam Street Clinic, Plaistow—serving two areas.
Drs. Lupton and Borland.
(3) Swanscombe Street Clinic, Canning Town.
Dr. Fitchet.
(4) Rosetta Road Clinic, Custom House.
Dr. Furniss.
Each Clinic serves a special area of the Borough, and a
Nurse is always in attendance during school sessions. The
Doctors attend two or three sessions per week, as required.
Certain defects found at routine inspection are referred to the
Clinics for treatment or for further examination or observation.
The Clinic at Stratford includes two Dental Clinics, and those at
Balaam Street, Rosetta Road, and Swanscombe Street each have
one Dental Clinic.
Following is a summation of the Medical cases attending the
Clinics during 1932:—
New Cases Total Attendance Total Discharged
16992 64100 16493
The above figures do not include the work of the Ophthalmic
Clinic, which appears separately. Each Clinic also acts as an
Inspection Clinic, where cases are seen for further examination or
kept under observation.
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