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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
| No, examined by dental officer | 190 | 568 | 234 | 670 | 271 | 657 |
| No. referred for treatment | 188 | 548 | 226 | 618 | 260 | 624 |
| New cases commenced treatment | 172 | 531 | 218 | 551 | 240 | 573 |
| Cases made dentally fit | 84 | 323 | 76 | 321 | 67 | 317 |
| Forms of dental treatment provided - | ||||||
| Teeth extracted | 205 | 432 | 235 | 506 | 352 | 479 |
| Anaesthetics - | ||||||
| (a) Local | 85 | 69 | 84 | 72 | 142 | 77 |
| (b) General | 36 | 175 | 39 | 213 | 48 | 203 |
| No of fillings | 358 | 847 | 380 | 1169 | 414 | 1247 |
| No of root fillings | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| No of inlays | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scalings and gum treatment | 76 | - | 128 | - | 136 | - |
| Silver nitrate treatment | - | 550 | - | 565 | - | 512 |
| Dressings | 86 | 338 | 163 | 674 | 144 | 519 |
| Other operations | 30 | 64 | 48 | 138 | 70 | 194 |
| No. of radiographs:- | ||||||
| (a) at County Council clinics | 13 | 1 | 28 | - | 14 | 1 |
| (b) at hospital | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Denture dressings | 112 | - | 179 | - | 226 | - |
| Dentures fitted:- | ||||||
| (a) full | 8 | - | 18 | - | 46 | - |
| (b) partial | 32 | - | 39 | - | 59 | - |
| No. of attendances | 634 | 1154 | 873 | 1583 | 984 | 1606 |
| No of appointments not kept | 187 | 227 | 193 | 247 | 218 | 370 |
| No. of half days devoted to treatment | 221 | 296 | 338 | |||
MIDWIFERY SERVICE
(Section 23)
Miss F.E. Curtis, Non-medical Supervisor; reports that two
midwives are now working in Hornsey and all other vacancies have
been filled, bringing the total number of midwives employed to
nine by the end of 1957.
Five of these are approved by the Central Midwives Board as
District Teachers Five pupil midwives were in training in the
Area during the year.
The character of the domiciliary midwife's work is changing
with the now common use of modern analgesia Patients to whom
trilene, pethidine or nitrous oxide and air is administered cannot
be left and it is not unusual for the midwife to remain 36, 48