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this very important service for the improvement of the health of
the mothers Many women previously refused multiple extractions
where there was no prospect of subsequently being able to provide
dentures
Attendances of mothers and children at all the Clinics have
been maintained satisfactorily and regularly It was found that
855% of the infants born in 1935 attended a Welfare Centre
during the year Through attendance at the Clinics the mother is
put in touch with the many facilities for the benefit of herself or
her child, such as convalescent treatment, sunlight, dental and
orthopaedic treatment, or admission to hospital Treatment of a
sick child is definitely debarred at the Council's Clinics, whose
work is purely preventive and educative, but, in all cases where
necessary, the means are available for a sick child to have treatment
under the Maternity and Child Welfare Services of the
Council
Dental Treatment
Dental treatment is provided for expectant and nursing
mothers and for the pre-school child through attendance at the
various clinics in the Borough The dental scheme for mothers
provides for dentures to be supplied in cases selected by the
Dental Surgeon For this purpose a dental mechanic was
appointed in May, 1935, to undertake the work in conjunction
with and under the supervision of the Council's Dental Surgeon
Payment is claimed from the patient for dentures according to a
scale approved by the Council
The improvement in recent years of the teeth of the toddler
may be accounted for partly by the better feeding of the infant
and young child, and partly by the better understanding of the
parent in regard to the need for care of the primary teeth It is
a rule at the Council's Dental C'inics that a child who is referred
for this treatment shall be reexamined thereafter at regular
intervals until he goes to school
Attendances for Dental Treatment
(1) Expectant and Nursing Mothers
Number of new cases treated 468
Total attendances 1679
Total attendances (a) for extraction 1097
(b) for fillings 133
(c) for special treatment 341
Number of dentures supplied (since May, 1935) 73
(2) Children under School Age
Number of new cases treated 708
Total attendances 2531
Total attendances (a) for extraction 839
(b) for fillings 1176
(c) for special treatment,
inspection, etc 763
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