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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
Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Dental Scheme.
For the treatment of mothers and children a Dental Clinic is
established at the Rochester Road Centre. The scope of the service
is comprehensive and a part-time Dental Surgeon and Anaesthetist
are in attendance. The work carried out during the year is indicated
by the following information:—
DENTAL SCHEME—TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1944.
| Temporary Teeth. | Permanent Teeth. | Dentures Supplied. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracted. | Filled. | Extracted. | Filled. | Full. | Partial. |
| 57 | 29 | 496 | 72 | 45 | 38 |
| Anaesthetics Gas | 104 | ||||
| Local | 23 | ||||
| Inspections | 189 | ||||
| Other operations Impressions | 116 | ||||
| Bites | 91 | ||||
| Try-ins | 86 | ||||
| Dressings | — | ||||
| Scalings | 26 | ||||
| Repairs | 16 | ||||
| Dentures supplied— | Full | Partial | |||
| Free | — | 1 | |||
| Half Price | 6 | — | |||
| Part Cost | 9 | 12 | |||
| Full | 30 | 25 | |||
| Totals | 45 | 38 | |||