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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
Bermondsey 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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VI. DENTAL TREATMENT.
The attached tables summarise the work which has been done
at the two dental centres during the year.
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN DURING 1938
| CENTRE | Age Group | Number Examined | Number Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Number of Attendances for Orthodontics | Total Number of Attendances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | |||||||||
| PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, GRANGE ROAD. | Under 5 years | 223 | 266 | 1136 | 18 | 241 | 12 | – | – | 512 |
| Over 5 years | 571 | 625 | 1400 | 448 | 338 | 460 | 5 | 59 | 1479 | |
| Totals | 794 | 891 | 2536 | 466 | 579 | 472 | 5 | 59 | 1991 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD. | Under 5 years | 190 | 189 | 628 | 4 | 141 | 28 | – | – | 552 |
| Over 5 years | 608 | 623 | 1450 | 174 | 429 | 301 | 2 | 32 | 1401 | |
| Totals | 798 | 812 | 2078 | 178 | 570 | 329 | 2 | 32 | 1953 | |
| Totals both Centres | 1592 | 1703 | 4614 | 644 | 1149 | 801 | 7 | 91 | 3944 | |