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51
Teeth extracted
Children or stopped
Treatment under gas 164 477
Treatment under ethyl chloride
spray 33 41
Stoppings 89 162
Removal of stain by polishing 18 —
Silver Nitrate 103 teeth —
Gum treatment 3
Grinding smooth, chipped teeth 12 —
Of the Routine Inspections for 1936, two-thirds of the
total examined required treatment, which represents a
much greater proportion than that of the previous year.
The number of non-routine cases, and the subsequent
attendances, together with the treatments completed, shows
an increase on the previous year.
F. Reginald Bate, L.D.S., R.C.S., (Eng.),
Dental Surgeon.
Dr. D. I. Mart acts as anaesthetist for both Miss
Barnby and Mr. Bate.
ENLARGED TONSILS, ADENOIDS AND
MASTOID DISEASE.
In accordance with the arrangements with the
Queen's Hospital, 16 young children had operations
for enlarged tonsils as in-patients upon the recommendation
of the Medical Officers of the Welfare
Centres.
LIGHT CLINIC.
Difficult as it may be to demonstrate the tangible
benefits of artificial light treatment by itself, there
can be little doubt that taken in conjunction with
other forms of treatment the general result is
beneficial. Whether "the little extra" is physical
or psychological it is certainly there. The Light
Clinic is of special value in such a year as that under
report when there were considerable periods with
little or no bright sunshine. It will be seen from the