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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 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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VI.-DENTAL TREATMENT.
at the two dental centres during the year.
The attached tables summarise the work which has been done
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN DURING 1939.
| 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 | 215 | 210 | 764 | 7 | 182 | 4 | – | – | 403 |
| Over 5 years | 445 | 464 | 1006 | 254 | 281 | 310 | 10 | 21 | 1093 | |
| Totals | 660 | 674 | 1770 | 261 | 463 | 314 | 10 | 21 | 1496 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD. | Under 5 years | 141 | 175 | 597 | 2 | 140 | 16 | – | – | 291 |
| Over 5 years | 424 | 406 | 945 | 181 | 293 | 230 | 5 | 30 | 1012 | |
| Totals | 565 | 581 | 1542 | 183 | 433 | 246 | 5 | 30 | 1303 | |
| Totals both Centres | 1225 | 1255 | 3312 | 444 | 896 | 560 | 15 | 51 | 2799 | |