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The attendances at the Ante-Natal clinics are
steadily increasing each year and are as follows
Clinic.
No. of
Weekly
Sessions.
No. of
Patients.
No. of
Attendances.
92, Greyhound Road
93
506
1,539
170, Wandsworth Bridge
Road
49
211
780
Totals
142
717
2,319
Mothers are coming to the Clinics in increasing
numbers during the early months of pregnancy but,
on account of the fact that many patients seek admission
to various Maternity Hospitals the attendances
tend to drop off during the later months of pregnancy,
as such patients are usually required to attend the
out-patient department of the Hospital concerned.
Dental Clinic.
Dental work for mothers and children attending
the Centres has been carried out by the Council's
Dentist, Mr. W. E. Dodd.
Every effort is made towards the conservative
treatment of the teeth, but it is very difficult to get
mothers to understand the necessity for this, and far
too often they only present themselves or their children
for treatment when extraction is the only thing
possible.
The number of women receiving dental treatment
last year was 121 and the number of children treated
was 80. The mothers attending the clinic made 331
attendances and the children 138. Dentures were
supplied to 32 patients, while fillings were done in 31
cases and there were extractions in 147 cases. During