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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Dental Treatment for Patients Referred from the Tuberculosis
Dispensary to Lodge Road.
Patients referred from the Tuberculosis Dispensary are
treated at Lodge Road Treatment Centre on Wednesday afternoons
from 3.30 to 5 p.m., and after the treatments are carried
out the Clinics are thoroughly disinfected.
The majority of cases treated are referred by the Tuberculosis
Officer, the remaining being patients discharged from the
Borough Sanatorium at Cheam before treatment could be completed.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1941 | |||
| Referred from Dispensary | 2 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam. | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Attendances | 26 | 54 | 80 | 66 |
| Extractions | 6 | 22 | 28 | 39 |
| Fillings | 4 | 12 | 16 | 23 |
| Dressings | — | — | — | 5 |
| Scalings | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Denture Dressings | 21 | 28 | 49 | 21 |
| Dentures fitted | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 20
The amount of 9s. 0d. was taken in attendance fees during the year at Lodge Road.
Notifications were received from—
| Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwives | 3,183 | 90 | 3,273 |
| Doctors, Parents and Others | 455 | 22 | 477 |
| 3,638 | 112 | 3,750 |