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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
Tower Hamlets 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Treated at Clinics | Domiciliary Treatments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | |
| New patients | 14 | 110 | 18 | 122 |
| Total patients | 342 | 686 | 137 | 276 |
| Treatments - children | 8 | 19 | - | |
| adults | - | 33 | - | |
| aged persons | 2733 | 5432 | 1098 | 2210 |
| Total treatments | 2741 | 5484 | 1098 | 2210 |
| No. of Chiropodists | 10 | 5 | ||
| No. of sessions held | 1370 | 661 | ||
| No. of patients treated per session | 6 | 5 | ||
| Percentage of total patients receiving domiciliary treatment 28.6% | ||||
| Expectant Mothers | Children | |||
| Persons examined | 15 | 172 | ||
| Commenced treatment | 9 | 89 | ||
| Completed treatment | 13 | 60 | ||
| No. extractions | 12 | 7 | ||
| No. fillings | 55 | 278 | ||
| No. silver nitrate treatment | 2 | 114 | ||
| General anaesthetic | - | - | ||
| Radiographs | - | - | ||
| Dentures-full | 3 | - | ||
| partial | 8 | - | ||
| No. made dentally fit | 13 | 60 | ||
| No. of sessions | 86 | |||
| No. of treatment centres | 4 | |||
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