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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
Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE 5
| 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expect-and and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
| No. examined by dental officer | 388 | 833 | 226 | 1,127 | 43 | 879 |
| No. referred for treatment | 349 | 750 | 211 | 992 | 42 | 795 |
| New cases commenced treatment | 298 | 745 | 179 | 876 | 37 | 715 |
| Cases made dentally fit | 113 | 380 | 77 | 663 | 21 | 462 |
| Forms of dental treatment provided:- | ||||||
| Teeth extracted | 478 | 610 | 200 | 879 | 53 | 893 |
| Anaesthetics:- | ||||||
| (a) Local | 126 | 148 | 64 | 192 | 10 | 196 |
| (b) General | 85 | 217 | 40 | 308 | 9 | 275 |
| No. of fillings | 637 | 1,323 | 234 | 1,562 | 35 | 1,005 |
| No. of root fillings | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| No. of inlays | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Scalings and gum treatment | 156 | - | 72 | - | 16 | - |
| Silver nitrate treatment | - | 791 | - | 1,165 | - | 944 |
| Dressings | 141 | 547 | 81 | 752 | 6 | 687 |
| Other operations | 20 | 207 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 94 |
| NO. of Radiographs:- | ||||||
| (a) at County Council clinics | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| (b) at hospital | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Denture dressings | 168 | - | 73 | . | 55 | . |
| Dentures fitted:- | ||||||
| (a) full | 14 | - | 5 | - | 6 | - |
| (b) partial | 45 | - | 14 | - | 8 | -- |
| No. of attendances | 1,133 | 1,827 | 468 | 2,114 | 104 | 1,663 |
| No. of appointments not kept | 321 | 326 | 170 | 306 | 16 | 230 |
| No. of ½ days devoted to treatment | 365 | 300 | 212 | |||
MIDWIFERY SERVICE (SECTION 23)
The number of home confinements shows a slight increase over 1952, but
the expected increase in bookings due to the larger financial benefits now
available has not yet developed. As from 26th October, 1953 maternity cash
benefits were increased and changes were made in the conditions under which
they are paid, with the object of encouraging mothers to have their babies at
home instead of in hospital,
Che midwife retired during the year and this reduced the number employed
in the Area to twelve. Seven midwives are teachers of district midwifery
approved by the Central Midwives Board. During the year nineteen pupil
midwives were given the three months training required before taking their
exaninations.
Relief of pain in childbirth has received much attention. All the
midwives are conscious of their responsibility in this matter, and with the
new drugs and gas and air analgesia the results have been good. With more
knowledge of the mind of the expectant mother greater care is taken to help