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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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In conclusion, I repeat, inadequately, my great appreciation of the
untiring work of the Sister-in-Charge. I should like to add that her
assistant's kindness and understanding with the infants is a pleasure to
the mothers, as some have told me.
E. M. LAYMAN.
Statistical Summary.
January 1st to December 31st, 1934.
| Bow. | Poplar. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of attendances | 4,965 | 4.055 | 9,020 |
| ,, ,, sessions | 286 | 241 | 527 |
| ,, ,, patients | 280 | 258 | 538 |
Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Clinic.
Mr. C. Hammond Williams, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.), the Dental
Surgeon in charge of the Dental Clinic, has submitted the following
report:—
I beg to submit my annual report of the work carried out at the
Dental Clinic in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare
Department.
Our figures for 1934 do not vary to any great extent over those for
the previous year, under some headings a slight increase will be noted,
in others, the reverse.
75 Sessions have been held.
1,256 Total attendances.
384 New Patients have been dealt with.
83 Fillings.
119 Scalings.
20 Permanent teeth have been extracted under local
anaesthesia.
1,527 Permanent teeth have been extracted under nitrous oxide
anaesthesia.
1,335 Temporary teeth have been extracted under ethyl chloride
anaesthesia.