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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Those returning to their homes in Croydon before being
rendered dentally fit can, if desired, attend Lodge Road Clinic at
a later date for the necessary work to be completed.
Treatment sessions devoted to this class of work were 33.
Treatment figures given below follow very closely on those
obtained during the previous year.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1942 | |||
| Number Examined | 60 | 51 | 111 | 113 |
| Referred Treatment | 47 | 46 | 93 | 77 |
| Treated | 42 | 40 | 82 | 71 |
| Attendances | 140 | 158 | 298 | 284 |
| Extractions | 41 | 105 | 146 | 154 |
| Fillings | 36 | 63 | 99 | 118 |
| Dressings | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| Scalings | 19 | 14 | 33 | 30 |
| Root Treatments | — | — | — | 4 |
| Denture Dressings | 17 | 17 | 34 | 12 |
| Dentures Fitted | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Dentures Repaired | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Mandibular Injections | 9 | 13 | 22 | 13 |
| Chromic. Acid Treatment | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Number of Treatment Sessions : 33.
Dental Treatment for Patients Referred from the Chest Clinic to
Lodge Road.
Patients referred from the Chest Clinic 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 remainder being patients discharged from the
Borough Sanatorium at Cheam before treatment could be completed.