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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DENTAL REPORT—CHEAM SANATORIUM.
Routine dental inspection and treatment for patients in the
above institution is carried out as early as their general condition
permits attendance at the surgery. In the acute stage attention
is confined to those whose dental condition causes discomfort,
or when treatment has been specially recommended by the
Resident Medical Superintendent.
Patients returning to their homes in Croydon before being
rendered dentally lit received appointments to attend Lodge Road
Clinic at a later date for the necessary work to be completed.
Since the inauguration of the National Health Service
responsibility for this work has passed to Regional Boards and
treatment will, therefore, cease in the near future.
Review of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1947 | |||
| Number Examined | 69 | 54 | 123 | 131 |
| Referred Treatment | 50 | 46 | 96 | 91 |
| Treated | 45 | 43 | 88 | 85 |
| Attendances | 169 | 127 | 296 | 270 |
| Extractions | 21 | 46 | 67 | 145 |
| Fillings | 22 | 32 | 54 | 67 |
| Dressings | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 |
| Scalings | 15 | 31 | 46 | 30 |
| Denture Dressings | 51 | 9 | 60 | 50 |
| Dentures Fitted | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 |
| Repairs | 3 . | — | 3 | 1 |
| Mandibular Injections | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 33.
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