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Stoke Newington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The treatment given and charges are as follows :—
No charge is made for advice.
Scaling and other simple treatment, 1s. per attendance.
Extractions with local anaesthetic, 1s. per extraction.
Gas extractions, 2s. 6d.
Dentures, complete set, £4 ; partial sets pro rata.
The work done during the year is summarised as follows :—
| No. of New Cases : Mothers, 97 : Children, 119. Total | 216 |
| No. of Attendances : Mothers, 366 : Children, 316 | 682 |
| No. of Sessions | 102 |
| No. of Sessions when Anaesthetics given | 23 |
| No. of Gas Anaesthetics given | 91 |
The costs for the financial year, 1932, are as follows :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee to British Dental Hospital | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaesthetist's Fee | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Cost of Dentures | 53 | 15 | 0 |
| £267 | 7 | 0 | |
| Receipts for Treatment and Dentures | 80 | 8 | 0 |
| Total amount paid by Borough Council | £186 | 19 | 0 |
Instruction Classes for mothers conducted by the Health
Visitors, held weekly, are popular and a most useful means of
educating mothers in the principles of mothercraft.
Convalescent Home Treatment.—During the year grants
in aid of Convalescent Home Treatment amounting to £17 3s. 6d.
were made by the Council in respect of 5 children sent to approved
homes through the Invalid Children's Aid Association.