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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Priority Dental Service for Mothers and Young Children
The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past two years:-
1960 | 1959 | |||
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Expectant & Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant & Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
No. examined by dental officer | 162 | 539 | 131 | 572 |
No. referred for treatment | 160 | 459 | 127 | 467 |
New cases commenced" | 149 | 351 | 127 | 421 |
Cases made dentally fit | 46 | 176 | 55 | 178 |
Forms of dental treatment provided: - | ||||
Teeth extracted Anaesthetics:- | 243 | 334 | 159 | 369 |
(a) Local | - | - | 68 | 26 |
(b) General | 81 | 179 | 24 | 156 |
No. of fillings | 249 | 628 | 220 | 474 |
No. of inlays | 2 | - | - | - |
Scalings and gum treatment | 133 | - | 90 | - |
Silver nitrate treatment | - | 440 | - | 478 |
Dressings | - | - | 114 | 162 |
Other operations | 240 | 151 | 10 | 1 |
No. of radiographs | ||||
(a) at County Council clinics | 21 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
(b) at hospital | - | - | 1 | - |
Denture dressings | - | - | 163 | - |
Dentures fitted: - | ||||
(a) full | 24 | - | 16 | 4 |
(b) partial | 28 | 5 | 32 | - |
No. of attendances | 736 | 1061 | 588 | 872 |
No. of appointments not kept | 208 | 216 | 138 | 199 |
No. of half days devoted to treatment | 194½ | 155 |