London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
The work done during the year is summarised in the following table, the figures io* the previous year also being given for comparison:—
| Work carried out at the Dental Clinic. | 1934. | 1933. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases | Mothers | 169 | ||||
| Children | 270 | |||||
| Total | 439 | |||||
| Number of Attendances | For extractions under nitrous oxide ( gas) | 374 | ||||
| ,, ,, local anæsthesia | 17 | |||||
| ,, fillings and dressings | 401 | |||||
| „ scaling | 42 | |||||
| ,, impressions and fitting dentures | 201 | |||||
| ,, examination and advice | 646 | |||||
| Total attendances | 1618 | |||||
| Total number of clinics held | 78 | |||||
| Number of clinics with nitrous oxide anaesthesia | 21 | |||||
The following table shows the number and cost of the dentures supplied during the yers-.
| Number of Patients supplied with dentures | 31. |
| Total cost | £106 10s.0d. |
| Amount paid by mothers | £46 11s. 6d. |
| Amount paid by Borough Council | £29 5s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by Public Assistance | £10 0s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by various Societies | £20 13s. 6d. |
Five mothers paid the entire cost of their dentures.
The Societies who made contributions towards the cost of dentures were the Metropolitan
Hospital Sunday Fund, £12 10s. Od.; and various other societies, £8 3s. (id.
Dental treatment is also provided at the voluntary clinic which is held at the St.
Pancras School for Mothers, see page 43.
The Eastman Dental Clinic attached to the Royal Free Hospital is a lavishly—equipped
clinic which provides dental treatment for children and for nursing and expectant mothers,
and operative treatment in connection with enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children.
The Dental Section is equipped with f>8 chairs and complete electric units, the Surgical
wing contains 32 beds for tonsil and adenoid, cleft palate, hare lip, etc., cases requiring
operative treatment.