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Deptford 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Where more than one disease is exhibited by any individual child,
the case is classified under the heading denoting the most important
cause.
In association with the Light Clinic, breathing and Swedish exercises
are taught and massage is given.
The Clinic is in charge of Miss Holland, but those other Health
Visitors who have attended an intensive Course in Light Therapy also
attend certain sessions at the Clinic.
(d) Dental Clinic. The Clinic deals with such expectant and
nursing mothers, and children as are referred from the Welfare Centres.
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, has furnished me with the following details of the work in 1933 :—
| Cases. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Scalings, Silver Nitrate etc. | Gas Cases. | Dentures | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplied. | Repair'd | ||||||
| Mothers | 89 | 267 | 112 | 79 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Children | 72 | 163 | 35 | 101 | 40 | — | — |
In the case of the fillings for mothers, 73 were amalgam and 39
plastic.
3. Consulting Obstetricians.
The circumstances under which the services of Consulting Obstetricians
can be requisitioned may be summarised as follows:—
(a) In the case of Puerperal Fever or Pyrexia. The Borough
Council has an arrangement by which any Medical Practitioner
may obtain the opinion of Mr. W. Gilliatt, m.d., f.r.c.s., of
103 Harley Street, W., (Mr. Gilliatt also acts in a consulting
capacity in respect of any complicated midwifery cases in the
Borough Council's Maternity Home; details given under para.4.)
(b) Complicated Midwifery Cases. The Borough Council makes
provision for any Medical Practitioner to obtain the help of
a Consultant where pregnancy or labour is abnormal. The
following two Consultants have been appointed by the Borough
Council:—
Mr. George F. Gibberd, f.r.c.s., 121 Harley Street, W.l,
Mr. Arnold L.Walker, f.r.c.s., 44 Queen Anne Street,W.l.