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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DENTAL TREATMENT - M. AND C. W.
| Expectant Mo thers | Nursing Mo thers | Total | Young Childres | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases Examined | 324 | 39 | 363 | 445 1 | ||
| Re-treated | 81 | 31 | 112 | 96 | ||
| 405 | 70 | 475 | 541 | |||
| Young Children | ||||||
| Attendances | 1,186 | 981 | ||||
| Fillings | 380 | 339 | ||||
| Extractions | 488 | 666 | ||||
| Gas Cases | 139 | 216 | ||||
| Local Anaesthesia | 122 | 17 | ||||
| Scaling and Gum Treatment | 169 | - | ||||
| Dressings | 261 | 340 | ||||
| Denture Dressings | 289 | - | ||||
| Silver Nitrate | - | 174 | ||||
| Treatments Completed | 291 | 281 | ||||
Number of Sessions (treatment) 404
Dentures Pitted 60
Dentures Repaired 14
The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list:-
| Wothers | Young Children | Mothers | Young Childres | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 465 | South Croydon | 3 | ||
| Municipal Midwives | 17 | St. Alban's | 3 | ||
| Woodside | - | - | |||
| Post-Natal | 6 | Norbury | - | 15 | |
| Addington | - | 16 | |||
| Municipal | 2 | 3 | St. Andrew's | - | 5 |
| East Croydon | 6 | Waddon | - | 6 | |
| Upper Norwood | 4 | Boston Road | 2 | ||
| Holy Trinity | 7 | St. Jude's | 8 | ||
| St. Oswald's | 7 | St.john's (Shirley) | - | 6 | |
| Bensham Manor | Monks Hill | 1 | |||
| FairchiIdes | 1 | Crossfield Nursery) | - | - | |
| West Croydon | Referred by Dental Officers | 448 | |||
| South Norwood | |||||
Mothers: 491 Young Children: 541 Total: 1,032