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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Attendances | 765 | 1217 |
| Fillings | 297 | 421 |
| Extractions | 446 | 493 |
| Gas Cases | 92 | 224 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 132 | 26 |
| Scaling and Gum Treatment | 105 | 22 |
| Dressings | 269 | 200 |
| Denture Dressings | 143 | — |
| Silver Nitrate | — | 758 |
| Treatments Completed | 170 | 421 |
Number of Sessions (treatment) 359
Dentures Fitted 60
Dentures Repaired 12
The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list:—
| Mothers | Young Children | Mothers | Young Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Natal | 227 | — | South Croydon | — | 2 | |
| Municipal Midwives | 93 | _ | St. Alban's | — | 2 | |
| Post Natal | 8 | — | Woodside | — | 9 | |
| Norbury | — | 11 | ||||
| Addington | — | 34 | ||||
| Municipal | — | 12 | St. Andrew's | — | 10 | |
| East Croydon | _ | 2 | Waddon | _ | 6 | |
| Upper Norwood | _ | 6 | Boston Road | _ | 3 | |
| Holy Trinity | — | 1 | St. Jude's | — | 7 | |
| St. Oswald's | — | 5 | Spring Park | _ | 1 | |
| Bensham Manor | 1 | 12 | ||||
| West Croydon | _ | 9 | ||||
| South Norwood | — | 5 | Referred by | |||
| Dental Officers | 420 | |||||
| Mothers: 329 | Young Children: 557 | Total: 886 | ||||