Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The work done during the year is summarised as follows :—
No. of New Cases : Mothers, 87. Children, 128. Total 215
No. of Attendances : Mothers, 433. Children, 309. Total 742
No. of Sessions 100
No. of Sessions when Anaesthetics given 23
No. of Gas Anaesthetics given 118
The costs for the financial year, 1933, are as follows :—
£ s. d.
Fee to British Dental Hospital 200 0 0
Anaesthetist's Fee 13 19 0
Cost of Dentures 25 5 0
£239 4 0
Receipts for Treatment and Dentures 46 2 6
Total amount paid by Borough Council £193 1 6
Instruction Classes for mothers conducted by the Health
Vistiors, 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 £4 9s. 10d.
were made by the Council in respect of 2 children sent to approved
homes through the Invalid Children's Aid Association.