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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
Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE E xi.—
Cases treated for dental caries as preparation for operation on tonsils and adenoids.
| Date. | Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Dressings. | Appointments for N2O Gas. | Remarks. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary, | With "local" or N2O Gas. | ||||||||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| January | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| February | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| March | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| April | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| May | .58 | 37 | 31 | 7 | ... | 10 | 63 | 56 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 32 children did not attend. |
| June | 24 | 19 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 34 | 20 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 refused treatment. |
| 45 children did not attend. | |||||||||||||
| July | 30 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | ... | 39 | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 refused treatment. |
| 39 children did not attend. | |||||||||||||
| August | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | No | Clinics | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| September | 28 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 59 | 63 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 40 children did not attend. |
| October | 26 | 18 | 10 | 12 | ... | 2 | 22 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 refused treatment. |
| 26 children did not attend. | |||||||||||||
| November .. | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | ... | 39 | 16 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 refused treatment. |
| 14 children did not attend. | |||||||||||||
| December | 26 | 21 | II | 1 | ... | ... | 31 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 refused treatment. |
| 33 children did not attend. | |||||||||||||
| Total for year | 222 | 166 | 81 | 47 | 11 | 12 | 287 | 220 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 229 did not attend. 5 refused. |