Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The Secretary of the Hospital has kindly supplied the following information
of the work at the Clinic during the year 1926:—
Number of sessions held | 43 | |
Number of patients' attendances | 647 | |
Number of fillings | 47 | |
Number of scalings | 9 | |
Number of extraction cases | Without anæsthetic | 2 |
With local anæsthetic | 80 | |
With gas | 56 | |
Number of teeth extracted | 386 | |
Number of dentures (including repairs) | 51 | |
Number of dressing | 70 | |
Number of advice | 78 | |
Number of denture visits | 224 | |
Number of new patients | 120 |
Cancer.
During the year 1926, 63 deaths were recorded as due to cancer, equal to a
rate of 1.46 per thousand. In the year 1906 the death rate from cancer in the
Borough was 1.16; in 1915, 1.41; the decennial average rate was 1.13 for the 10
years 1906-1915, and 1.37 for the 10 years 1916-1925.
It will thus be seen that there is apparently an increase in the cancer death
rate, and although some part of this increase, if not all, may reasonably be
attributed to improved facilities for diagnosis, the figures, nevertheless, indicate
the seriousness of and high mortality from malignant diseases.
No certain cure has yet been found and the best hope at present is in the
direction of early diagnosis and surgical treatment.
During the year the distribution was continued of a special leaflet giving
information as to the early signs and symptoms of cancer. Arrangements were
also continued for this leaflet to be placed in "Please Take One" boxes in the
Public Libraries, the Public Health Office, and the underground conveniences for
both men and women. A large number of the leaflets were so distributed ana it is
hoped that in this way a large part of the day as well as the resident, population
was reached.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Notification of Births.
During the year 330 births were registered as occurring in the Borough.
During the same period 311 notifications of births occurring in the Borough were
received. Of these 294 were from doctors and midwives, 17 from parents.
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