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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
Bexley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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There are arrangements whereby patients may
obtain dentures, which are fitted by the denial surgeon
and obtained from a firm of mechanics at contract
prices. An assessment scale, based on family income,
is used, patients paying full cost or a proportion in
accordance with income.
The service commenced in September, 1938, and the following is a summary of the work done in
1938:—
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers referred to dental clinic by a Medical Officer | 23 | 5 | 45 |
| Numbers found to be in need of treatment | 21 | 5 | 40 |
| Numbers who received treatment | 17 | 3 | 39 |
| Numbers made dentally fit | 3 | — | 27 |
| Numbers of treatments:— | |||
| (a) Fillings | |||
| (1) In temporary teeth | — | — | 12 |
| (2) In permanent teeth | 1 | 1 | — |
| (b) Teeth extracted | 92 | 26 | 67 |
| (c) Administrations of general anaesthesia | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| Patients supplied with dentures | 1 | – | – |
| Dentures supplied | 2 | — | — |
(ii) (a) INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR
MOTHERS.
Corporation Maternity Home, Lavernock Road,
Bexleyheath.
During the year the Home was approved by the
Central Midwives' Board in respect of the second period
of training under new section B of the Board's Rules.
Four pupil midwives may be accepted at one time for a
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