Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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DENTAL TREATMENT CARRIED OUT DURING 1940
| Type of Case | Number of Patients Examined | Number of Patients Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Number of Dentures Fitted | Number of Repairs to Dentures | Number of Attendances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | ||||||||||
| PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, GRANGE ROAD | Maternity Cases | 713 | 666 | 1910 | 433 | 195 | 94 | 17 | 208 | 63 | 1614 |
| Women | 880 | 819 | 1329 | 698 | 94 | 188 | 20 | 79 | 90 | 1428 | |
| Men | 1488 | 1438 | 2825 | 1294 | 112 | 176 | 33 | 216 | 149 | 2775 | |
| Tuberculosis Cases | 12 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Children (Table.I) | 534 | 489 | 1365 | 132 | 383 | 129 | 2 | – | – | 1047 | |
| Totals | 3627 | 3421 | 7451 | 2563 | 786 | 592 | 73 | 506 | 304 | 6881 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD | Maternity Cases | 195 | 243 | 885 | 89 | 130 | 28 | 8 | 62 | 23 | 605 |
| Women | 221 | 242 | 551 | 164 | 68 | 63 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 386 | |
| Men | 234 | 304 | 677 | 216 | 48 | 40 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 574 | |
| Children (Table I.) | 281 | 199 | 858 | 63 | 215 | 63 | 1 | – | – | 572 | |
| Totals | 931 | 988 | 2971 | 532 | 461 | 194 | 22 | 146 | 59 | 2137 | |
| Totals both Centres | 4558 | 4409 | 10422 | 3095 | 1247 | 786 | 95 | 651 | 363 | 9018 | |