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Deptford 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Dental Treatment.
The number of patients for whom dental treatment was provided
was 50 compared with 41 in 1933. Frequently when dental cases
are seen at the Dispensary they are febrile, and the treatment most
urgently needed is rest; so dental treatment may be postponed, and
in some cases is eventually carried out while the patient is in an
institution.
The Borough Council provides the services of a Dental Surgeon,
who attends weekly. Treatment is free but, in the provision of
dentures, persons able to contribute to the cost are assessed after
consideration of a recommendation of the Tuberculosis Care
Committee, by the Public Health Committee in respect of any
balance remaining after contributions from insurance societies or
voluntary associations have been taken into account.
Where the patient is on out-relief the Public Assistance Committee
have been asked to meet the cost.
The income and expenditure in connection with the supply of dentures to 12 patients were as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost of dentures and repairs | 35 | 6 | 2 |
| Total cost of free cases | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Contributions from Approved Societies | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| ,, Public Assistance Committee | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| ,, Red Cross Society | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| ,, Patients | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, reports the following as a summary of the year's work:—
| Fillings. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. 50 | Attendances. 243 | Extractions. 115 | Amalgam 19 | ^ Plastic. 23 | Scalings. 88 | Dentures. 15 | Repairs 8 |
Insured Persons. The number of insured persons on the
Dispensary Register at the end of the year was 283. The
number of reports from panel doctors in respect of patients on
domiciliary treatment was 167.