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Stoke Newington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Council acceded to this request and arrangements were made with
the British Dental Hospital for an extension of the facilities by providing
two regular dental sessions weekly at an inclusive charge of
£200 per annum.
Two Sessions weekly are now held on Wednesday mornings
and afternoons. Appropriate cases are referred to the dentist by
the Child Welfare Medical Officer, the physician attending the
Pre-natal Clinic, and occasionally the Health Visitors.
The treatment given and charges are as follows:—
No charge is made for advice.
Scaling and other simple treatment, 1s. per attendance.
Extractions, with local anaesthetic, 1s. per extraction.
Gas extractions, 2s. 6d.
The work done during the year is summarised as follows:—
No. of New Cases : Mothers, 75; Children, 73. Total 148
No. of Attendances: „ 450 „ 221 „ 671
No. of Sessions 90
No. of Sessions when Anaesthetics given 23
No. of Gas Anaesthetics given 87
The costs for the financial year, 1931 are as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee to British Dental Hospital | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaesthetist's Fee | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Cost of Dentures | 58 | 19 | 6 |
| £194 | 1 | 6 | |
| Receipts for Treatment and Dentures | 81 | 17 | 0 |
| Total amount paid by Borough Council | 112 | 4 | 6 |
Dentures, complete set, £4; partial sets pro rata.