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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
Greenwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Dental Clinic.—The Council's Dentist, Mr. G. F. Ferris,
L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.), attends at the Dispensary, Maze Hill,
Greenwich, once a fortnight to deal with cases referred to him by
the Medical Officers of the Welfare Centres and Clinics.
The following Return shows the work performed during the year in detail:—
| Number of Sessions | 26 |
| Number of Patients | 207 |
| Number of Attendances | 693 |
| Local Anæsthetic Extractions | 255 |
| Gas Extractions | 97 |
| Advice given | 80 |
| Dentures and Repairs | 36 |
| Fillings and Scalings | 18 |
| X-Ray | 2 |
| Referred to Hospital re Gas:— | |
| Children | 30 |
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT.
The work at the three Centres has been conducted on similar
lines to previous years. Cases referred by doctors at the various
Welfare Centres continue to show a definite improvement. The
number of patients treated at each Centre is given in the following
table:—
BOROUGH HALL CENTRE.
| Under 5 | 5—15 | Over 15 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number under treatment at end of previous year | 111 | 32 | 27 | 170 |
| Number of New Patients | 283 | 75 | 61 | 419 |
| Discharges | 258 | 65 | 55 | 258 |
| Number under treatment at end of 1933 | 136 | 42 | 33 | 211 |
| Number of treatments given | 5,368 | 1,071 | 1,103 | 7,542 |