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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The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past three years:
1957 | 1956 | 1955 | ||||
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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 | 190 | 568 | 234 | 670 | 271 | 657 |
No. referred for treatment | 188 | 548 | 226 | 618 | 260 | 624 |
New cases commenced treatment | 172 | 531 | 218 | 551 | 240 | 573 |
Cases made dentally fit | 84 | 323 | 76 | 321 | 67 | 317 |
Forms of dental treatment provided:— | ||||||
Teeth extracted | 205 | 432 | 235 | 506 | 352 | 479 |
Anaesthetics: | ||||||
(a) Local | 85 | 69 | 84 | 72 | 142 | 77 |
(b) General | 36 | 175 | 39 | 213 | 48 | 203 |
No. of fillings | 358 | 847 | 380 | 1,169 | 414 | 1,247 |
No. of root fillings | . | . | . | 3 | ||
No. of inlays | 2 | . | 1 | . | ||
Scalings and gum treatment | 76 | . | 128 | 136 | . | |
Silver nitrate treatment | . | 550 | . | 565 | . | 512 |
Dressings | 86 | 338 | 163 | 674 | 144 | 519 |
Other operations | 30 | 64 | 48 | 138 | 70 | 194 |
No. of Radiographs: | ||||||
(a) at County Council clinics | 13 | 1 | 28 | . | 14 | 1 |
(b) at hospital | . | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Denture dressings | 112 | . | 179 | 226 | ||
Dentures fitted: | ||||||
(a) full | 8 | 18 | 46 | . | ||
(b) partial | 32 | . | 39 | 59 | ||
No. of attendances | 634 | 1,154 | 873 | 1,583 | 984 | 1,606 |
No. of appointments not kept | 187 | 227 | 193 | 247 | 218 | 370 |
No. of ½ days devoted to treatment | 221 | 296 | 338 |