Hon. Mr. F.C. Gimson, The Colonial Office, London. England.
Sir,
Essential Services Dental Clinic.
King's Bldg.
Tons Conse
As requested I beg to submit a condensed report on the
Dental Administration of Stanley Interment Camp for the forty-four months,
4th Feb. 1942 to 18th Aug. 1945.
JAN
•
DEC. 1942.
The large majority of the instruments,
apparatus and materials which made possible the establishment of a Dental
Clinic in Stanley Internment Camp were secured in the following manner.
Whilst practicing in Hongkong as a Registered Dentist, I have, since January
1956, been Admiralty Prosthetist, and was appointed by Dr. Selwyn-Clarke in
1941, by arrangement with Surgeon Commander F.W. Watt R.N., to a similar
position in the event of hostilities, particularly for the construction of
splints for broken or fractured jaws. During the first four days of hostili-
ties I remained in my office awaiting oalls either from the Haval Authorities.
On the 11th December, 1941, at the request of the Naval Authorities, I telephoned
to Dr. Selwyn-Clarke and was instructed to report to Queen Mary Hospital for full
time duty, and I remained there until interned on 21st January, 1942.
There was no equipment for my work at the Hospital and therefore
all necessary tools, instruments, apparatus and materials were supplied from
my own office and stocks. At the Hospital I attended, either under Professor
Digby or other surgeons, and also alone in four cases, fifteen cases of
fractured jaws, twenty-three dental cases (four extractions and nineteen new, additions to or repairs of dentures). At the request of Professor Digby I gave a lecture to the medical students on "Procedure to be adopted on presentation
of a compound or simple fracture of the Mandible" Details of this work are
set out in Schedules "g" and "C* hereto,
Upon Interment the Japanese Military Authorities consented to
regard my Dental Equipment in the Hospital as personal, and not Goverment
property, and after some discussion I was permitted to bring such materials and
equipment as I could personally transport into Stanley Camp. This was supple-
mented through the Japanese Camp Administration, by teeth, wax, rubber etc.,