London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wembley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Home Helps.
Number of Families Attended.
By By
full-time personnel on Economic
personnel. approved panel. circumstances scale of families.
Full- Part- Full- Part- Free 10/- 20/- 30/- 40/- 60/- 70/- 84/time
time time time per week
96 3 62 3 2 15 21 43 28 19 6 30
99 65 164
Domiciliary Nursing.
Mothers referred for treatment to the Wembley and Kingsbury
Nursing Associations: 3.
| Expectant and Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers who received treatment | 726 | 458 |
| Numbers made dentally fit | 643 | 508 |
| Numbers of treatments:— | ||
| (a) Fillings:— | ||
| (i) in temporary teeth | — | 1,133 |
| (ii) in permanent teeth | 2,060 | — |
| (b) Numfber of teeth extracted | 1,542 | 330 |
| (c) Number of administrations of general anaesthesia (nitrous oxide) | 258 | 150 |
| (d) Number of persons supplied with dentures | 117 | — |
| (e) Number of dentures supplied | 191 | _ |
Total attendances at Dental Clinics last five years:—
| Children. | Mothers. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 643 | 1,303 |
| 1944 | 451 | 882 |
| 1945 | 621 | 1,547 |
| 1946 | 1,080 | 2,942 |
| 1947 | 1,326 | 2,680 |