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Hornsey 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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attendance. All fees are collected at the clinic. The following
scale of income, defining the terms on which dentures are
supplied, was approved by the Minister of Health.
INCOME PER HEAD AFTER DEDUCTING RENT.
| No. in family. | No charge. | To pay 25% | To pay 50% | To pay 75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13/- | 15/- | 17/- | 20/- |
| 2 | 10/6 | 12/6 | 14/- | 18/- |
| 3 | 8/6 | 10/6 | 12/- | 16/- |
| 4 | 7/6 | 8/6 | 10/6 | 14/- |
| 5 | 8/- | 9/6 | 12/- | |
| 6 | 6/6 | 7/- | 8/6 | 10/- |
and upwards.
The Clinic was started on 30th April and sessions have been
held twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
The scheme has proved a great success and a boon to
mothers, so much so that it has been found necessary, owing to
the number of mothers requiring attention, to discontinue the
treatment of children.
It was estimated that the annual cost would be £200, and
I am pleased to record that this sum has not been exceeded.
The following table is a record of the work at the Clinic for the eight months to 31st December:—
| Mothers | Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual cases treated | 93 | 40 |
| Total attendances made | 310 | 77 |
| Teeth extracted | 406 | 184 |
| Gas cases | 100 | 36 |
| Inspections | 53 | 2 |
| Local injections | 5 | 29 |
| Fillings | 33 | 10 |
| Dentures provided | 10 | 0 |
| Awaiting dentures | 15 | 0 |
| Attended for dentures | 48 | 0 |
| Other treatments, scaling, gum treatment, etc. | 71 | 0 |
| Cases finished | 32 | 27 |