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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The work done from December 6th, 1920, to December 31st, 1921, is indicated in the following Table:-
| No. of Clinics Held. | No. of New Cases. | Total No. of Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill Square Clinic | 105 | - | - |
| From Ampthill Square Centre | - | 64 | 800 |
| „ Maternity Nursing Association | — | 23 | 337 |
| Centre | |||
| Chalton Street Clinic | 103 | - | — |
| From Chalton Street Centre | — | 32 | 317 |
| „ Mary Ward Settlement Centre | — | 12 | 179 |
| Camden Road Clinic | 103 | — | — |
| From Camden Road Centre | — | 53 | 869 |
| „ South Highgate Centre | — | 6 | 96 |
| „ Grafton Road Centre | — | 6 | 74 |
| Queen's Crescent Clinic | 12 | — | - |
| From Queen's Crescent Centre | — | 3 | 24 |
| „ Grafton Road Centre | — | 4 | 23 |
Dental Clinic —The Borough Council dental clinic for mothers and children was
continued during 1921 at the British Dentists' Hospital, 31, Camden Road, N.W.1. The
services were confined to mothers and children attending and referred from the various maternity
and child welfare centres in the Borough. The clinics were held twice a week, and the work done was as follows :—
| Number of Clinics | .. | 93 |
| „ with nitrous oxide anaesthesia. | .. | 22 |
| „ of new cases (mothers) | 245 | 359 |
| „ ,, (children).. | 114 | |
| Total number of attendances (mothers) | 1,329 | 1,632 |
| „ „ (children) | 303 | |
| Number of attendances for extractions under nitrous oxide | .. | 268 |
| „ „ „ local anaesthesia | .. | 120 |
| „ ,, when fillings were done | .. | 267 |
| „ „ „ scalings „ | .. | 106 |
| ,, „ for impressions, fitting dentures, &c. | .. | 541 |
| „ „ examinations, &c. | 373 |
No charge was made for extractions, fillings and scalings, but the patients were required to
pay towards the expense of dentures. For these the dentist is paid separately at the rate of £2 for
one denture and £4 for two dentures, and the patients' contributions amount to about one half.