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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 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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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 1940
| 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 | 170 | 157 | 463 | 7 | 141 | 1 | – | – | 273 |
| Over 5 years | 364 | 332 | 902 | 125 | 242 | 128 | 2 | – | 774 | |
| Totals | 534 | 489 | 1365 | 132 | 383 | 129 | 2 | – | 1047 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD. | Under 5 years | 104 | 86 | 421 | 102 | 4 | – | – | 203 | |
| Over 5 years | 177 | 113 | 437 | 63 | 113 | 59 | 1 | – | 369 | |
| Totals | 281 | 199 | 858 | 63 | 215 | 63 | 1 | – | 572 | |
| Totals both Centres | 815 | 688 | 2223 | 195 | 598 | 192 | 3 | – | 1619 | |