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List of Goods manufactured in the Medical Stores, Year ending 31st March, 1919.

New Zealand Dental Services. The dental treatment of Reinforcement drafts was continued up to the time of the signing of the Armistice, and during the period concerned all drafts left New Zealand practically dentally fit. The establishment of the Dental Corps, N.Z.E.K., continued to be increased as the necessity arose to treat greater numbers of troops and to maintain their mouths in a satisfactory dental condition, and in November, 1918, there were forty-two officers and seventy non-commissioned officers and men on duty overseas. A Dental Officer and mechanic were attached to each hospital ship until the completion of the final charter. In December, 1918, the Director of Dental Services was sent to Headquarters, N.Z.E.F., Lontlon, to arrange as far as possible for the completion of the dental treatment of all ranks prior to embarkation, and an additional staff of twelve officers was sent abroad with the object of carrying out this proposal. As a result of the organization in this direction there is a very marked improvement in the dental condition of the troops now arriving in New Zealand. The staff of the corps in New Zealand lias been reduced to a, minimum, a sufficient number being retained to cope successfully with the treatment necessary for returned soldiers in Featherston and Trentham Military Camps, and in the various hospitals and sanatoria throughout the Dominion. The dental treatment performed for Reinforcement drafts in the Expeditionary Force camps for twelve months ending 30th November, 1918, consisted of the following operations : — Fillings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,984 Scaling operations .. .. .. . . . . . . 7,247 Extractions .. .. .. .. .. ..41,1.17 Artificial dentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,981 Repairs to dentures .. .. .. .. ~ 1,221

(Showing the, comparison in cost of mann S I fact urn between the said stores and ical wholesale houses.) Article. Quantity in ,,, ., . Pounds. Store Wce ' Wholesale Price. I Ung. acid boric Ung. zinoi oxcidi Ung. sulphur Ung. antiseptic Ung. hyd. ammon. Ung. cfirysarobin Ung. capsici Ung. gallae opii Spr. chloroform Tine, quimi. amnion. Tine. iodi. mit. Camphorated oil .. .. ... Glycerine and pepsin Dusting-powder Glycerine ac. carbolic Glycerine ac. tannic. . Glycerine ac. boric Glycerine belladonna Lin. A B C Lin. Saponis Co. Lin. terebinth Syr. simplex lcytyol and glycerine Liq. morph. mttr. Liq. arsenieallis £ s. d. 14 0 16 11 42 8 15 0 4 0 4 10 4 0 18 11 10 0 12 6 I 0 3 3 I 0 I 9' 3 I A 71 30| 4 II 6 251 28 4 9 351 13 10 11 251 3 10 11 2" 0 3 6 4 0 3 0 II 0 2 71 21 0 6 101 17" I 9 7 3 0 18 0 53 15 18 0 63 5 10 3 10 0 116 70 0 1.7 6 2-1 0 5 0 3 0 12 0 121 0 3 1U 89 Ifi 1 £ s. d. o i(> it 8 15 0 0 -1 10 0 18 11 0 12 (i 0 3 3 0 I 9' 1 A 71 4 1.1 6 28 A 9 13 10 11 3 10 11 0 3 6' 0 3 0 0 2 71 0 (i 101 1 9 7 0 18 0 15 18 0 5 10 3 0 116 0 1.7 6 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 3 111 £ a. d. 1 3 0J 14 17 6 0 8 0 1 8 0 1 10 0 0 3 9 0 3 0 15 6 4 19 41 40 15 9' 57 0 9 4 15 11 0 6 0 0 7 4 0 4 6 0 10 0 2 11 0 1 14 6 22 11 6 9 9 0 1 2 6 1 9 2 0 8 1| 1 4 0 0 10 5 89 16 1 170 18 1 Wholesale Store o» in t 170 18 89 16 1 1 Amount saved £81 2 0