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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Treatment.
The following summary shows particulars of the work accomplished: —
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Total. | Young Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases Examined | 658 | 107 | 765 | 410 |
| Re-treated | 68 | 75 | 143 | 119 |
| Total | 726 | 182 | 908 | 529 |
| Attendances | 2383 | 306 | 2689 | 1017 |
| Fillings | 715 | 61 | 776 | 507 |
| Extractions | 1541 | 264 | 1805 | 382 |
| " Gas " Cases | 360 | 38 | 398 | 148 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 459 | 57 | 516 | 157 |
| Scaling and Gum Treatment | 342 | 29 | 371 | 6 |
| Dressings | 592 | 202 | 794 | 778 |
| Denture Dressings | 969 | 153 | 1122 | — |
| Silver Nitrate | - | - | - | 30 |
| Treatments Completed | 346 | 44 | 390 | 323 |
Number of Sessions (treatment) 450
Dentures Fitted 264
Dentures repaired 20
The centres, etc., at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list:—
| Young Mothers. Children | Mothers. | Young Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 687 | - | Bensham Manor | 6 | 11 |
| Post-Natal | 6 | - | St. Andrew's | 1 | 10 |
| Municipal Midwives | 188 | - | Waddon | 6 | 16 |
| Municipal | 7 | 28 | Shirley | 4 | 6 |
| East Croydon | 5 | 31 | Boston Road | 13 | 18 |
| Upper Norwood | - | 6 | Norbury | 6 | 30 |
| West Croydon | 1 | 5 | Holy Trinity | 1 | 12 |
| South Norwood | 4 | 14 | Addington | — | 13 |
| South Croydon | — | 2 | Day Nurseries | — | 88 |
| St. Alban's | 10 | 16 | The Retreat | 8 | - |
| Woodside | 3 | 18 | Referred by Dental Officers | - | . 195 |
| St. Oswald's | 3 | 19 | |||
Mothers: 959. Young Children: 538. Total : 1,497.
The amount received for attendance fees was £147 9s. 0d., as
against £69 8s. Od. in 1946.