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Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The income and expenditure in connection with the supply of dentures and repairs to dentures to 18 patients were as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost of dentures and repairs | 50 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total cost of free cases | 25 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Contributions from Approved Societies | 11 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| „ Public Assistance Com mittee | 10 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| ,, Patients | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, reports the following as a summary of the year's work:— | ||||||||
| Fillings. | ||||||||
| Cases. | Attendances. | Extractions. | Amalgam. | Plastic. | Scalings. | Dentures. | Repairs | |
| 52 | 254 | 96 | 17 | 11 | 124 | 22 | 6 | |
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 putients on
domiciliary treatment was 113.
Co-operation with the Medical Profession. Co-operation with
medical practitioners continues on the same lines as hitherto. Of
the new cases attending the Dispensary, 136 were sent by
doctors.
183 reports on "Z" cards were made to doctors regarding
panel patients. In addition, numerous letters were written to
doctors and hospitals about patients.
Consultations with medical practitioners. The number of
consultations between practitioners and the Tuberculosis Officer
was 88. In many cases the practitioner does not meet the
Tuberculosis Officer, but asks the latter to visit the patient
and let him know his opinion later. The Ministry of Health now
limits the term "Personal Consultations" to those cases in
which the practitioner attends and consults with the Tuberculosis
Officer at the patient's bedside.