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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Accommodation | |
| On roll 31/12/33 | |
| Average attendance | |
| Admitted during 1933 | |
| Discharged during 1933 | |
| Reasons for discharge:— | |
| Fit for elementary school | |
| Fit for work | |
| Transferred to Hospital or Sanatorium | |
| Removed from district | |
| Transferred to Special School | — |
| Discharged for other reasons | — |
| Total attendances | 257 |
| Sessions held | 50 |
| Average attendance per session | 5.14 |
| Extractions, 57; scalings, 2; fillings, 12; dentures supplied—whole sets, 11; partial sets, 4; repairs to dentures, 8; dressings, 13; advice, 86 (average per session, 3-86). Total | 193 |
| Battersea Borough Council—extra nourishment, 135; dentures, 8 | 143 |
| Public Assistance Committee—financial assistance, 9; nourishment, 5; clothing, 7; other assistance, 1 | 22 |
| Charity Organisation Society—financial assistance, 6; clothing, 6; boarding out of children, 1 | 13 |
| United Services Fund—financial assistance, 7; clothing, 4 | 11 |
| Other Agencies—financial assistance, 3; enquiries, 4; dentures, 8; clothing, 3; dinners, 1 | 19 |
| Training and Employment—previous employers, 1; other suitable agencies, 2 | 3 |
The contributions of patients who were sent away for appropriate institutional treatment collected by the Dispensary and
remitted to the London County Council amounted to £638 17s. 6d.
The following are some illustrations of the work done by the
Care Committee throughout the year:—
E.S., aged 39. This man had been out of work for six months
and living on his National Health Insurance and Sick Club benefits.
He attended the Dispensary and was found to be suffering from