London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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DENTAL TREATMENT.
| CENTRE | Type of Case | Number of Patients Examined | Number of Patients Treated | Number of Extractions | Anaesthetics | 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 | 186 | 156 | 727 | 146 | 135 | 95 | 16 | 122 | 20 | 852 |
| Women | 185 | 74 | 596 | 199 | 80 | 132 | 11 | 69 | 44 | 795 | |
| Men | 391 | 287 | 883 | 408 | 82 | 156 | 25 | 145 | 58 | 1171 | |
| Tuberculosis Cases | 5 | 3 | 23 | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 18 | |
| Children (Table I.) | 210 | 557 | 46 | 181 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 533 | 37 | |
| Totals | 977 | 557 | 2786 | 807 | 478 | 463 | 53 | 343 | 126 | 3369 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD | Maternity Cases | 225 | 235 | 483 | 46 | 97 | 42 | 9 | 58 | 16 | 473 |
| Women | 227 | 189 | 402 | 90 | 68 | 52 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 554 | |
| Men | 258 | 328 | 445 | 164 | 38 | 75 | 12 | 48 | 17 | 614 | |
| Tuberculosis Cases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Children (Table I.) | 182 | 141 | 272 | 32 | 135 | 56 | 4 | – | – | 385 | |
| Totals | 892 | 893 | 1602 | 332 | 338 | 225 | 29 | 152 | 46 | 2026 | |
| Totals both Centres | 1869 | 1450 | 4388 | 1139 | 816 | 688 | 82 | 495 | 172 | 5395 | |