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Bethnal Green 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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The mothers' standards in the care of their children is I
think fairly steadily rising; one wishes more could be done
for the general health of the women themselves.
H. M. M. Mackay, M.D., F.R.C.P.
DENTAL CLINIC.
Two sessions per week are held in connection with
the Dental Clinic, one conducted by Miss J. H. M.
Sutherland, L.D.S.(R.C.S.) and the other by Mr. F.
Reginald Bate, L.D.S.(R.C.S.).
Miss Sutherland reports on her work during the year as follows :—
| Sessions held | Total. | 44 of which 10 were Gas Sessions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children. | Mothers. | ||
| New cases | 99 | 45 | 54 |
| Subsequent attendances, including cases brought forward from 1933 | 327 | 51 | 286 |
| Total | 426 | 96 | 340 |
Miss Sutherland reports on her work during the year as follows :—
| Total. | Children. | Mothers. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average attendance | 10 | ||
| Gas administrations | 58 | 10 | 48 |
| Local anaesthetic | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 39 Temp, teeth. | |||
| Extractions 227 | ... ... ... | 21 | 51 |
| 188 Perm, teeth. | |||
| Fillings 43 | 16 Temp, teeth. | 13 | 15 |
| ... ... ... | |||
| 27 Perm, teeth. | |||
| Gum treatment | 28 | 5 | 23 |
| Dressings | 7 | - | 7 |
| Silver Nitrate | 9 | 9 | — |
| Scaling and polishing | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Dentures 40 | 4 One plate | ||
| 18 Two plates | — | 22 | |
| Expectant mothers treated | — | 28 | |
| Cases referred to London Hospital | — | 15 | |
| Patients recommended by Centre Doctors | 14 | 21 | |
| „ „ „ H.V | 22 | 29 | |
Forty-four sessions were held during the year 1934.
Fewer new cases attended but the subsequent visits have
increased so that the average attendance is only slightly lower
than last year. As the denture work increases steadily each
year and more difficult and complicated cases are now being
undertaken, much of the time each week is given to these
mothers.
A good deal of educational and prophylactic work on
behalf of the very young children of these patients is carried
on at the same time, and every effort is being made to prevent,