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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 48.—Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers
and Children
DENTAL TREATMENT—NUMBERS OF CASES
| Number of persons examined during the year (1) | Number of persons who commenced treatment during the year (2) | Number of courses of treatment completed during the year (3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expectant and nursing mothers | 166 | 114 | 90 |
| 2 | Children aged under 5 and not eligible for school dental service | 392 | 248 | 239 |
DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED (Figures refer to number of treatments and not to number of persons.)
| Scalings and gum treatment (1) | Fillings (2) | Silver nitrate treatment (3) | Crowns and inlays (4) | Extractions (5) | General anaesthetics (6) | Dentures provided | Radiographs (9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full upper or lower (7) | Partial upper or lower (8) | |||||||||
| 1 | Expectant and nursing mothers | 72 | 239 | 14 | - | 27 | _ | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2 | Children aged under 5 years and not eligible for school dental service | 6 | 525 | 319 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
NUMBER OF PREMISES AND SESSIONS
| 1 | Number of dental treatment centres in use at end of year for services shown above | 5 |
| 2 | Number of dental officer sessions (i.e. equivalent complete half days) devoted to maternity and child welfare patients during the year | 258 |
TABLE 49.—Tuberculosis—Care and After Care
| Paddington Chest Clinic | Marylebone Chest Clinic | Westminster Hospital Chest Clinic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.B. patients on Register of Chest Clinics at 31st December, 1965 | 907 | 490 | 827 |
| T.B. Visitors—Visits to homes | 1,691 | 1,255 | 433 |
| After-Care Work (Welfare Officer): | |||
| Number of patients in receipt of extra nourishment at end of year | 30 | 10 | 15 |
| Patients assisted for the first time with bed or bedding | — | 3 | — |
| Patients assisted for the first time with clothing | — | 11 | — |
| B.C.G. Vaccinations during the year in accordance with City Council scheme | 91 | 41 | 58 |
| Rehabilitation Hostels: Patients in residence at end of year | 3 | ||
| Hostels for homeless tuberculous men: Patients in residence at end of year | 2 | _ | 18 |
| Child contacts boarded out during the year | 4 | — | — |