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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Dental Treatment.
The teeth of mothers and children are examined as a
routine by the Medical Officers at the Welfare Centres, and
those requiring treatment are advised to attend at the Dental
Clinic of the British Dental Hospital, 23, South Side, Clapham
Common.
The modified arrangements made with the British Dental
Hospital in 1923, have continued in force throughout the year,
and all expectant and nursing mothers attending the Welfare
Centres are eligible for treatment under the scheme, provided
their financial circumstances are such as to preclude them
from paying the full cost of treatment.
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The Council makes a payment to the Hospital of 5s. per
attendance with an additional charge of 5s. for each case requiring
nitrous oxide. A separate charge is made for dentures
and patients are asked to contribute towards the cost of these
according to their means. 50 cases, 37 women and 13 children
were treated at the Hospital and 150 attendances were made.
The above service was extended in 1920 for Putney and
Wandsworth. The Council arranged with a local dentist to
treat cases from these districts. The fees paid are in accordance
with the scale for members of approved Societies.
20 cases availed themselves of these facilities during the
year, 18 being women, and eight children.