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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
Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Priority Dental Service
The following table shows the work carried out by the dental officers
during the year. The work done during 1951 is also given for purposes
of comparison.
TABLE 5
| 1952 | 1951 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant & Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | Expectant & Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
| No. examined by dental officer | 226 | 1,127 | 43 | 879 |
| No. referred for treatment | 211 | 992 | 42 | 795 |
| New cases commenced treatment | 179 | 876 | 37 | 715 |
| Cases made dentally fit | 77 | 663 | 21 | 462 |
| Forms of dental treatment provided: | ||||
| Teeth extracted | 200 | 879 | 53 | 893 |
| Anaesthetics: | ||||
| (a) Local | 64 | 192 | 10 | 196 |
| (b) General | 40 | 308 | 9 | 275 |
| No. of fillings | 234 | 1,562 | 35 | 1,005 |
| No. of root fillings | — | — | 1 | — |
| No. of crowns and bridges | — | — | — | — |
| No. of inlays | 2 | — | — | — |
| Scalings and gum treatment | 72 | - | 16 | - |
| Silver nitrate treatment | — | 1,165 | - | 944 |
| Dressings | 81 | 752 | 6 | 687 |
| Other operations | 11 | 106 | 1 | 94 |
| No. of Radiographs: | ||||
| 5 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| (b) at hospital | 2 | — | — | — |
| Denture dressings | 73 | — | 55 | — |
| Dentures fitted: | ||||
| (a) full | 5 | — | 6 | — |
| (b) partial | 14 | - | 8 | — |
| No. of attendances | 468 | 2,114 | 104 | 1,663 |
| No. of appointments not kept | 170 | 306 | 16 | 230 |
| No. of half days devoted to service | 379 1/2 | 212 | ||