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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
Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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Gain or loss in weight of children who have been in the School for more than 12 months:—
| Children who have gained weight | 106 |
| Average gain in kilos | 3.5 |
| Children who lost weight or whose weight was stationary | Nil |
Tuberculosis Dental Treatment.
| Total attendances | 297 |
| Sessions held | 49 |
| Average attendance per session | 61 |
| Extractions 133; scalings, 9; fillings, 25; dentures supplied—whole sets 10, partial sets 5; repairs to dentures, 5; dressings, 39; advice, 80 (average per session, 6.2) | 306 |
In the Appendix (pages 115 to 117) will be found Form T. 53,
which contains the returns required by the Ministry of Health
of the work of the Dispensary during the year 1927, and Form T.
56, which shows in a summarised form the condition of all patients
whose case records were in possession of the Dispensary at the end
of 1927, arranged according to the years (from 1921 to 1927) in
which the patients first came under public medical treatment for
pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
| Battersea Borough Council,—extra nourishment, 124; housing, 3 | 127 |
| Wandsworth Board of Guardians—financial assistance, 10; dentures, 2; clothing, 13; other assistance, 15 | 40 |
| British Red Cross Society—financial assistance, 1 | 1 |
| United Services Fund—financial assistance, 14; clothing, 10; other assistance, 1 | 25 |
| Charity Organisation Society—dentures, 10; financial assistance, 5; clothing, 7; other assistance, 3 | 25 |
| Other Agencies | 2 |
Training and Employment.
| London County Council | 1 |
| Labour Exchange | 2 |
| Battersea Borough Council | 2 |
| Farming Colony | 1 |