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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
City of Westminster 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LIX.—Dental Treatment.
| New Cases. | Reappointments. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Other Operations. | Anæsthetics. | Patients Supplied with Dentures. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local. | General. | |||||||
| 1937 | 237 | 950 | 843 | 260 | 370 | 6 | 193 | 32 |
| 1938 | 242 | 1,009 | 1,043 | 146 | 399 | 9 | 209 | 51 |
Lectures, &c., Held at the Council's Centres.
Lectures, demonstrations, and film displays were held at the Centres
during the year in the following subjects:—
Demonstration of exercises for expectant mothers.
Dental Care.
Special demonstration of food for Babies and Toddlers.
Invalid Cookery.
Infectious Diseases.
"How to keep young."
"Keep well: keep fit."
Care of the hands and feet.
Health and modern housecraft.
"Woman the Health Maker."
Care of the skin and hair.
Bathing baby.
"Safety First."
First Aid.
Air Raid Precautions.
City of Westminster Day Nursery (Voluntary).—
The total attendances at the Nursery were 16,545 by 183 individual
children in the following age groups:—
(a) Under one year—46.
(b) Over one year and under three years—55.
(c) Over three years and under five years—82.
(d) Resident children—24.
The average daily attendance during the year was 54.