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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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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 were 27 compared with 33 last year. There
was some fall in output through patients absenting themselves
from the Sanatorium during the fly-bomb period, but many of
these were afterwards referred from the Chest Clinic and thus had
the necessary work completed at Lodge Road.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1943 | |||
| Number Examined | 37 | 44 | 81 | 111 |
| Referred Treatment | 31 | 42 | 73 | 93 |
| Treated | 31 | 42 | 73 | 82 |
| Attendances | 101 | 125 | 226 | 298 |
| Extractions | 60 | 57 | 117 | 146 |
| Fillings | 15 | 55 | 70 | 99 |
| Dressings | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Scalings | 10 | 24 | 34 | 33 |
| Root Treatments | — | — | — | — |
| Denture Dressings | 24 | 6 | 30 | 34 |
| Dentures Fitted | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Dentures Repaired | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mandibular Injections | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 27.
| Notifications were received from— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. | |
| Midwives | 2,872 | 63 | 2,935 |
| Doctors, Parents and Others | 614 | 28 | 642 |
| 3,486 | 91 | 3,577 | |