Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 9
1955 | 1954 | 1953 | ||||
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Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
No. examined by dental officer | 271 | 657 | 253 | 590 | 388 | 833 |
No. referred for treatment | 260 | 624 | 241 | 534 | 349 | 750 |
New cases commenced treatment | 240 | 573 | 233 | 603 | 298 | 745 |
Cases made dentally fit | 67 | 317 | 50 | 246 | 113 | 380 |
Forms of dental treatment provided:— | ||||||
Teeth extracted Anaesthetics : | 352 | 479 | 389 | 541 | 478 | 610 |
(a) Local | 142 | 77 | 132 | 115 | 126 | 148 |
(6) General | 48 | 203 | 42 | 206 | 85 | 217 |
No. of fillings | 414 | 1,247 | 553 | 1,278 | 637 | 1,323 |
No. of root fillings | 3 | . | . | . | 2 | . |
No. of inlays | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 |
Scalings and gum treatment | 136 | . | 148 | . | 156 | . |
Silver nitrate treatment | . | 512 | . | 758 | . | 791 |
Dressings | 144 | 519 | 133 | 560 | 141 | 547 |
Other operations | 70 | 194 | 40 | 159 | 20 | 207 |
No. of Radiographs: (a) at County Council clinics | 14 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
(b) at hospital | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
Denture dressings | 226 | . | 100 | . | 168 | . |
Dentures fitted : (a) full | 46 | . | 17 | . | 14 | . |
(b) partial | 59 | . | 22 | . | 45 | . |
No. of attendances No. of appointments | 984 | 1,606 | 930 | 1,732 | 1,133 | 1,827 |
not kept No. of 1/2 days devoted to treatment | 218 | 370 | 258 | 349 | 321 | 326 |
338 | 343 | 365 |