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(f) Sewing Class. Towards the end of the year the Committee
decided that one of the Health Visitors should attend, with a view to
assisting Mothers in the making of suitable garments for children.
The following attendances of Mothers were registered:—
December 9th
2
„ 16th
6
„ 23rd
2
„ 31st
4
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(g) Toddlers' Clinic.— Report, July 6th to December 31st.
Number of Clinics held, 49.
Total number of Inspections made, 336.
Number of Individual Children, 313.
Summary of Defects found.
Tonsils 83
Dental Caries 68
Rickets 4
Genu Valgum 55
Flat Foot 31
Curved Tibiae 9
Deformity of Chest 18
Lordosis 2
Cervical Adenitis 18
Malnutrition 3
Enuresis 11
Strabismus 3
Umbilical Hernia 2
Dermoid Cyst 1
Total 308
All children exhibiting defects were referred to their own Doctor or
to Hospital.
(h) Dental Clinic. The Clinic deals with such expectant and
nursing mothers, and children as are referred from the Welfare Centres.
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, has furnished me with
the following details of the work in 1936:—
Cases.
Extractions.
Fillings.
Scalings,
Dentures
Silver Nitrate
etc.
Gas
Cases.
Supplied.
Repair'd
Mothers 170
282
333
142
22
47
2
Children 108
169
62
263
48
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In the case of the fillings for mothers, 233 were amalgam and 100
plastic.