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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
Mitcham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Number of Gases. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 7 | |
| Retroversion | 10 | Corrected at clinic, seven cases. Referred to South London Hospital for Women, two cases. |
| Referred to Guy's Hospital, one case. | ||
| Retroversion with cystocele | 1 | Referred to South London Hospital for Women. |
| Retroversion with prolapse | 1 | Retroversion corrected at clinic. Patient referred to South London Hospital for Women for treatment of prolapse. |
| Rupture of perineum | 1 | Referred to consultant for perineorrhaphy. |
| Prolapse | 1 | |
| Total | 21 |
Dental Clinic.
The dental clinic is open to children under five years of age,
and to expectant and nursing mothers, the patients being referred
from the infant welfare, ante-natal and post-natal clinics. Two
sessions are held each month.
The total number of patients referred during the year was 72.
Of these 64 actually attended, the total attendances being 210, the
average being 9.1.
The work done at the clinic during the year is shown in the following table :—
Work Done at Dental Clinic.
| Inspections ... | 71 |
| Extraction under local anaesthesia ... | 17 |
| Extractions under gas or ethyl chloride | 37 |
| Fillings | 22 |
| Impressions ... | 13 |
| Dental adjustments ... | 50 |
| Total attendance ... | 210 |