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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 Treatment for Patients Referred from the Chest Clinic to
Lodge Road.
Patients referred from the Chest Clinic are ireated at Lodge
Road Treatment Centre on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30
to 5 p.m. After the treatment has been carried out the Clinic is
thoroughly disinfected.
The majority of cases are referred by the Tuberculosis
Cfficer, the remainder being patients discharged from the
Borough Sanatorium at Cheam before dental treatment could be
completed.
Since the inauguration of the National Health Service responsibility
for this work has passed to Regional Hoards and treatment
will therefore cease in the near future.
Summary of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1947 | |||
| Referred from Chest Clinic | 9 | 13 | 22 | 23 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam. | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| Attendances | 43 | 67 | 110 | 135 |
| Extractions | 12 | 16 | 28 | 77 |
| Fillings | 9 | 16 | 25 | 23 |
| Other Operations | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 |
| Scalings | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Denture Dressings | 17 | 30 | 47 | 77 |
| Dentures fitted | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 |
| Repairs | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 19.
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