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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 1948
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1948
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VI.—DENTAL TREATMENT.
The attached tables summarise the work which has been done
at the two dental centres during the period 1st January to 4th July,
1948:-
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
| CENTRE | Age Group | Number Examined | Number Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Total Number of Attendances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | ||||||||
| PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, GRANGE ROAD. | Under 5 years | 55 | 6 | 158 | – | 47 | 1 | – | 162 |
| Over 5 years | 155 | 31 | 399 | 46 | 134 | 72 | 1 | 371 | |
| Totals | 210 | 37 | 557 | 46 | 181 | 73 | 1 | 533 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD. | Under 5 years | 35 | 35 | 64 | – | 27 | 8 | – | 79 |
| Over 5 years | 147 | 106 | 208 | 32 | 108 | 48 | 4 | 306 | |
| 182 | Totals | 141 | 272 | 32 | 135 | 56 | 4 | 385 | |
| Totals both Centres | 178 | 392 | 316 | 129 | 829 | 78 | 5 | 918 | |