[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IMiss I\Ic('.uire, wlio was already on the County’s stafT, working in I\laidstone and Chatham, asked to be transferred to Canterbury upon ]\Iiss Barker’s resignation. vShe took over the work of the clinic at the end of August.” Lip Reading. Miss Vines reports as follows on her class which is held in the I\Iay Hooker Centre on Saturday mornings. ” “ vSeven cases made 157 attendances during the year of wliich 3 cases were from outside the City.” Educational Difficulties and Maladjustment. See Child Guidance Clinic Report. School Dental Service. Mr. Alvin Pryor, Principal Dental Officer reports for 1956 as follows : — ” 74.14% of the children inspected required treatment and 43.84% were treated at the School Dental Clinic. This shows an 8.71 % fall in children requiring treatment and a 16.89% rise in the children seeking .such treatment at the Dental Clinic. Table of Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of children inspected In' Dentist (a) Routine Age Group—Age 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 237 331 396 404 360 377 209 232 251 265 107 23 8 (b) Si)ecials 3,213 375 Total Routine and Specials ... ... 4,839