DENTAL CLINIC.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 87, 23 January 1942, Page 5

DENTAL CLINIC.

INCREASE IN OPERATIONS The work of the Ashburton West Dental Clinic during 1941 shows a large increase on the work done the previous year. An increase of three members on the staff has made it possible for more children to be treated, and last year there were 8168 operations compared with 4974 in 1940. The children treated were from the Ashburton Boroiigh, Allenton, Winslow, Fairton and Convent Schools. The Hinds school children attended the Hinds sub-base. The Ashburton Clinic will resume work on Monday. Details of the total operations and attendances for last year, with the figures for 1940 in parenthesis, are: January, total operations 268 (26); total attendances, 134 (8). February, 630 (340); 283 (115). March 599 (331); 245 (140). April, 330 (751); 213 (257). May, 396 (372); 144 (134). June, 977 (122); 368 (90). July, 1277 (314); 413 (129). August 847 (189); 271 (74). September 644 (658); 229 (334). October 785 (924) 262 (398). November, 896 (818); 332 (325). December, 619 (563); 225 (246). The operations completed during 1941 were made up as follows: —January, fillings 164; extractions 11, miscellaneous operations, 93. February, 384, 45, 301; March 2SB, 52, 259; April 259. 45, 249; May 146, 34, 216; June 585, 92, 300; July 762, 125, 390; August, 560, S2, 315; September, 423, 48, 173; Octo-| ber 441, 93, 251; November 482, 83, 329; December 341, 45, 233.