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Paddington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Particulars of the dental work done during the year are shown in the subjoined table. Summary of Dental Treatment for the Year 1934.
| Particulars of Patients. | Number of Fillings. | Number of Scalings. | Extraction Cases. | Dentures. | Number of Dressings. | Number for Advice. | Denture Visits. | Number of New Patients. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Attendances. | Simple. | Root. | Without Anaesthetic. | Local Administration. | Gas Administration. | Number of teeth extracted. | Upper. | Lower. | Re-models. | Repairs. | ||||||
| Women | 129 | 20 | — | 12 | — | 5 | 19 | 70 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 29 | 50 | 14 |
| Children | 149 | 46 | 3 | 4 | — | 13 | 35 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 48 | — | 16 |
| Men | 28 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 306 | 66 | 3 | 18 | — | 20 | 57 | 172 | 6 | 6 | - | 2 | 5 | 90 | 56 | 35 |
| Number of Sessions held=45 | ||||||||||||||||
DISPENSARY TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS.
For administrative purposes the Borough is divided into two dispensary areas, the line of division
passing down Inverness Terrace, Porchester Road, Ranelagh Road, Formosa Street to its junction with
Shirland Road, and Shirland Road to its junction with Kilburn Park Road. The portion of the Borough
to the east of this line is served by the St. Mary's Hospital Dispensary, and the portion to the west
of the line by the Paddington Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Paddington Tuberculosis Dispensary, 20, Talbot Road.
This is a voluntary agency supported by voluntary subscriptions, and a grant from the Paddington
Borough Council which last year amounted to £1,438. A full account of the Dispensary and its
activities will be found in the annual reports for 1924 and 1925.
Artificial sunlight treatment of patients was carried on during the year, but such treatment
is not recognised as part of the approved scheme by the Ministry of Health and the London
County Council.
During 1934, 19 patients received treatment, 472 exposures being given.
Arrangements are now in force for the X-ray examination of patients, through the services of
a consulting Radiologist. During 1934, 112 examinations were made.
The advantages of having an X-ray installation on the premises cannot be too strongly emphasized,
early diagnosis being such an important factor in the prevention of tuberculosis. There is little doubt
that many patients who willingly undergo this form of examination here, would refuse it if they had
to spend time and money making a special visit to another institution for the purpose.
In November, 1931, a class for the manufacture of hand-made gloves by tuberculous women
was opened at the Dispensary under the auspices of the Central Fund for the Industrial Welfare of
Tuberculous Persons. The class is held every Wednesday afternoon. It is attended chiefly by patients
from Paddington, but patients from Kensington are also received. Twelve patients are on the roll of
the class and it is encouraging to note that there is an average attendance of eight. The standard of
work is now very high and an increasing number of people are purchasing the gloves.
On two occasions during 1934 parties of some 40 students from the London School of Hygiene
attended the Dispensary, and lectures on the work and the Dispensary system were given by Dr. Harley