Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The arrangements for issuing welfare foods were substantially the same as in the previous year.
National Dried Milk (tins) | Orange Juice (bottles) | Cod Liver Oil (bottles) | Vit. A & D Tabs. (packets) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | 36350 | 98855 | 11676 | 11048 |
1958 | 39005 | 104980 | 12571 | 10420 |
1957 | 48243 | 156962 | 17347 | 10545 |
Priority Dental Service for Mothers and Young Children
The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past three years
1959 | 1958 | 1957 | ||||
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Expect ant 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 | 131 | 572 | 174 | 562 | 190 | 568 |
No. referred for treatment | 127 | 467 | 171 | 523 | 188 | 548 |
New cases commenced " | 127 | 421 | 155 | 479 | 172 | 531 |
Cases made dentally fit | 55 | 178 | 64 | 172 | 84 | 323 |
Forms of dental treatment provided:- | ||||||
Teeth extracted | 159 | 369 | 274 | 432 | 205 | 432 |
Anaesthetics - | ||||||
(a) Local | 68 | 26 | 100 | 56 | 85 | 69 |
(b) General | 24 | 156 | 36 | 187 | 36 | 175 |
No. of fillings | 220 | 474 | 372 | 469 | 358 | 847 |
No. of root fillings | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
No. of inlays | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
Scalings and gum treatment | 90 | - | 108 | - | 76 | - |
Silver nitrate treatment | - | 478 | - | 503 | - | 550 |
Dressings | 114 | 162 | 126 | 150 | 86 | 338 |
Other operations | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 64 |
No. of radiographs:- | ||||||
(a) at County Council clinics | 16 | 2 | 14 | - | 13 | 1 |
(b) at hospital | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Denture dressings | 163 | - | 178 | - | 112 | - |
Dentures fitted:- | ||||||
(a) full | 16 | 4 | 14 | - | 8 | - |
(b) partial | 32 | - | 29 | - | 32 | - |
No. of attendances | 588 | 872 | 758 | 981 | 634 | 1154 |
No. of appointments not kept | 138 | 199 | 145 | 186 | 187 | 227 |
No. of half days devoted to treatment | 155 | 192 | 221 |