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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Summary of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1943 | |||
| Referred from Chest Clinic | 2 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam. | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 |
| Attendances | 45 | 63 | 108 | 131 |
| Extractions | 2 | 35 | 37 | 47 |
| Fillings | 9 | 14 | 23 | 25 |
| Dressings | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Scalings | — | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Denture Dressings | 35 | 34 | 69 | 81 |
| Dentures fitted | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 |
| Dentures Repaired | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 21.
The amount of 6s. was taken in attendance fees during the
year at Lodge Road.
SUMMARY OF CLINIC STATISTICS FOR 1944.
Number of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1944 1,049
,, notified cases examined for the first time 29
,, cases sent for an opinion 584
,, first attendances, including 80 inward transfers 1,050
,, consultations of T.O. with medical practitioners—
(a) Personal 11
(b) Other 068
,, visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients 75
,, visits paid by T.O. to Mayday Hospital 61
,, patients examined by T.O. at Mayday Hospital 293
,, visits paid to homes of patients by Health Visitors 2,209
,, visits paid to homes of patients by District Nurses
for nursing attention 1,018
Attendances of patients at the Clinic—
Men 2,519
Women 2,307
Children 460
Total 5,286