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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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| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1946 | |||
| Number Examined | 66 | 63 | 131 | 86 |
| Referred Treatment | 44 | 47 | 91 | 71 |
| Treated | 41 | 44 | 85 | 63 |
| Attendances | 146 | 124 | 270 | 287 |
| Extractions | 88 | 57 | 145 | 60 |
| Fillings | 21 | 46 | 67 | 92 |
| Dressings | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| Scalings | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 |
| Root Treatments | — | — | — | 2 |
| Denture Dressings | 40 | 10 | 50 | 59 |
| Dentures Fitted | 13 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| Repairs | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Mandibular Injections | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 32.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Notification of Births.
Notifications were received from—
Live Still
Births. Births. Total.
Midwives 3,942 87 4,029
Doctors, Parents and others 1,542 36 1,578
5,484 123 5,607
Maternal Mortality.
There were 10 deaths, compared with 3 in 1946. The maternal
mortality rate was 1.92 per 1,000 births, compared with 0.61 in
1946.
The deaths were caused by—
(1) Acute yellow atrophy of liver.
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