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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table C.
| Expectant. | Nursing. | Young Children. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | 1932. | ||||
| Number Examined | 181 | 158 | 212 | 551 | 643 |
| Referred for Treatment | 151 | 145 | 208 | 504 | 553 |
| Treated | 128 | 140 | 206 | 474 | 467 |
| Attendances | 355 | 798 | 589 | 1742 | 1689 |
| Fillings | 60 | 110 | 207 | 377 | 376 |
| Extractions | 668 | 898 | 838 | 2404 | 1846 |
| "Gas" Cases | 91 | 115 | 151 | 357 | 310 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 87 | 86 | 130 | 303 | 184 |
| Scalings | 23 | 50 | 4 | 77 | 99 |
| Dressings | 42 | 95 | 34 | 171 | 566 |
| Denture Dressings | 36 | 233 | — | 269 | |
| Gum Treatment | 9 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 53 |
| AgNo3 | — | — | 43 | 43 | 14 |
Sessions at Centres—12. Number of Dentures fitted—95.
The number of expectant and nursing mothers and young
children examined decreased from 643 in 1932 to 551 in 1933. 1 he
number actually treated was 474, which was practically the same
as the previous year. It is very gratifying that the attendances
have increased and that the amount of conservative treatment has
been maintained. Local anæsthesia shows an upward trend, due
to its more frequent use in filling operations. The extractions
show an increase, but this is inevitable, as so many mothers have
teeth which are beyond any type of conservative dentistry. It
should be borne in mind that these mothers have had little, if any,
treatment since they left school; consequently, their teeth show
much evidence of neglect.
The sessions devoted to treatment totalled 129, compared with
135 in 1932. This reduction in the number of treatment sessions
is due to the illness of one of the dental surgeons.