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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 5

TABLE 5

195419531952
Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
No. examined by dental officer2535903888332261,127
No. referred for treatment241534349750211992
New cases commenced treatment233603298745179876
Cases made dentally fit5024611338077663
Forms of dental treatment provided:—
Teeth extracted389541478610200879
Anaesthetics :
(a) Local13211512614864192
(6) General422068521740308
No. of fillings5531,2786371,3232341,562
No. of root fillings..2...
No. of inlays1.112.
Scalings and gum treatment148.156.72.
Silver nitrate treatment.758.791.1,165
Dressings13356014154781752
Other operations401592020711106
No. of Radiographs:
(a) at County Council clinics10618362
(6) at hospital....2.
Denture dressings100.168.73.
Dentures fitted:
(a) full17.14.5.
(6) partial22.45.14.
No. of attendances9301,7321,1331,8274682,114
No. of appointments not kept No. of A days de258349321326170306
voted to treatment343365300