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(h) Dental defects.
The Dental Clinic for treatment has been held every
Thursday morning, and additional morning sessions have
been held for inspection in the Schools as required. The
School Medical Officer acted as dental anaesthetist.
Following a letter from the Board of Education in
March, 1920, the Committee sanctioned an additional
session weekly. As this would necessitate additional
attendance by a medical practitioner for the administration
of anaesthetics, sanction was also given for this. For this
increased work at the Dental Clinic, more adequate
accommodation would be necessary, and a report as to this
was put before the Committee and was under consideration
at the end of the year.
A detailed statement as to the children inspected and
the treatment carried out by the School Dentist is given in
Table IV. D. (1) and (2) (p. 31).
(i) Crippling defects and Orthopaedics.
These have been dealt with by reference to Hospitals in
London and especially to the Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital, to the staff of which Hospital much thanks is due.
The great difficulty of obtaining proper apparatus on
account of the cost, was referred to in last year's report,
and is still a problem requiring solution.
As this class of defect is not treated at the expense of
the public funds, it is still necessary to struggle to obtain
letters from the Surgical Aid Society subscribers, and much
valuable time is lost.
Open Air Education.
Beyond holding a certain number of classes in the
playgrounds in the summer and the teaching of gardening
at some schools, no open air education is carried out, nor
are any of the schools adapted for the purpose.
Physical Training.
There is no association of the School Medical Service
with the work of physical training in the schools.