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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 1946
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946
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TREATMENT OF CHILDREN DURING 1946.
| 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 | 133 | 118 | 262 | – | 48 | 3 | – | – | 197 |
| Over 5 years | 362 | 335 | 1038 | 112 | 358 | 141 | 18 | – | 895 | |
| Totals | 495 | 453 | 1300 | 112 | 406 | 144 | 18 | – | 1092 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD. | Under 5 years | 74 | 54 | 290 | 1 | 84 | – | – | – | 146 |
| Over 5 years | 251 | 309 | 775 | 47 | 206 | 138 | 5 | – | 497 | |
| Totals | 325 | 363 | 1065 | 48 | 290 | 138 | 5 | – | 643 | |
| Totals both Centres | 820 | 816 | 2365 | 160 | 696 | 282 | 23 | — | 1735 | |
VI.—DENTAL TREATMENT.
The attached tables summarise the work which has been done
at the two dental centres during the year.