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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The remarkable value of artificial sunlight in this respect is proved by the transformation
already mentioned above among people upon whom many other methods of reformation
have been tried without success.
Secondly comes the devotion of the mothers. They have attended with regularity,
often at great sacrifice and inconvenience, and the undoubted success of the clinic is in very
large measure due to their willing co-operation—a sure sign of their belief in the efficacy of
the treatment—and a belief not easily brought into existence. These two outstanding facts
are full of unlimited possibilities and of hope for the future.
WM. BEAUMONT, M.R.C.S., L.E..C.P.
The Borough Council's Dental Clinic, 40, Arygle Square.
At this clinic dental treatment is provided for mothers and children who attend the
various Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough. Consultations have been held
every Monday and Wednesday, and on alternate Fridays.
No charge is made for extractions, fillings or scaling, but the patients are expected to
contribute what they can reasonably afford towards the cost of dentures.
The work done during the year is summarised in the following table, the figures for the previous year also being given for comparison:—
| Work carried out at the Dental Clinic. | 1925. | 1926. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases | Mothers | 233 | 213 | |
| Children | 213 | 205 | ||
| Total | 446 | 418 | ||
| Number of Attendances | For extractions under nitrous oxide (gas) | 369 | 358 | |
| „ „ local anaesthesia | 100 | 117 | ||
| „ fillings and dressings | 301 | 311 | ||
| „ scaling | 47 | 61 | ||
| ,, impressions and fitting dentures | 571 | 530 | ||
| „ examination and advice | 634 | 628 | ||
| Total attendances | 2022 | 2005 | ||
| Total number of clinics held | 111 | 110 | ||
| Number of clinics with nitrous oxide anæsthesia | 24 | 23 | ||
The following table shows the number and cost of the dentures supplied during the year:—
| Number of Patients supplied with dentures | 80. |
|---|---|
| Total cost | £269 0s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by mothers | £193 5s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by Borough Council | £21 15s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by various Societies | £54 0s. 0d. |
| 23 mothers paid the entire cost of two dentures each. | |
| 22 mothers paid the entire cost of one denture each. |