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Croydon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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In addition to time spent on "emergency" measures, a contributing
cause of the slowness of "routine" treatment has been
the very large number of requests from parents for advice concerning
their "offsprings" immediate dental conditions. Until
these cases have been actually examined it is often impossible to
assess the degree of urgency involved, and for this reason it would
be imprudent for these requests to be ignored. Despite prevailing
conditions it is highly desirable that reasonable provision
should be made for the requisite information to be obtainable at
the time it is needed, rather than that the matter should wait upon
administrative convenience.
It is also felt that contact with such parents is of inestimable
value, even though a complete solution of their problems may not
always be possible at the time.
Items of Treatment
The ensuing Table gives particulars of the principal items of treatment compared with those obtained last year: —
| 1952 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 24,096 | 22,234 |
| T reated | 10,493 | 10,067 |
| Re-treated | 5,486 | 5,329 |
| Fillings—Permanent | 8,234 | 8,191 |
| Temporary | 2,989 | 2,658 |
| No. of Teeth Filled—Permanent | 7,676 | |
| Temporary | 2,878 | |
| Extractions—Permanent | 1,947 | 1,661 |
| Temporary | 10,609 | 10,116 |
| Gas Administration | 4,440 | 4,024 |
| Local Anaesthetics | 1,716 | 1,612 |
| Other Operations—Permanent | 8,161 | 6,827 |
| Temporary | 2,874 | 3,531 |
| Cases Completed | 8,318 | 8,353 |