London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Tower Hamlets 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 19
CHIROPODY
| DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHER | ||
|---|---|---|
| Treated at Clinics | Domiciliary Treatment | |
| New patients during year | 641 | 161 |
| Total patients at end of year | 3,162 | 659 |
| Treatments - children | 240 | - |
| - expectant mothers | - | - |
| - physically and mentally handicapped | 53 | - |
| - aged persons | 11,654 | 3,391 |
| No. of chiropodists employed | 10 | |
| No. of clinic sessions held | 1,674 | |
| No. of patients treated per clinic session | 7.0 | |
| Percentage of total patients receiving | ||
| domiciliary treatment | 17.2 | |
| No. of sessions held in Old Peoples' Homes | 95 | |
| Total No. of treatments; | 15, 338 | |
TABLE 20
| DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECYANT AND NURSING MOTHRE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | Children | |
| Persons examined | 63 | 499 |
| No. requiring and offered treatment | 63 | 456 |
| Visits during the year | 229 | 1,291 |
| Courses of completed treatment | 63 | 417 |
| Teeth extracted | 13 | 13 |
| Teeth filled | 146 | 927 |
| Emergencies treated | 3 | 44 |
| General anaesthetics given | - | - |
| No. patients x-rayed | 27 | 1 |
| No. patients treated by scaling etc. | 63 | 426 |
| Dentures - full | 3 | - |
| - partial | 19 | 3 |
| No. of sessions for treatment | 190 | |
| -do- for health education | 27 | |
| Np. of treatrrent Centres at end of year | 8 | |