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42 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Dental Treatment.—The agreement with the British Dental
Hospital for providing dental treatment, including the provision
of dentures, has been in force throughout the year. 27 patients
received dental treatment and nine of these were supplied with
dentures. The attendances at the dentist totalled 82.
The amount expended on dental treatment during the year
was £11 ls. 6d., while the cost of dentures supplied to patients
was £46 13s. 6d.
Extra Nourishment.—Under Section 3 of the Public Health
(Prevention and Treatment of Disease) Act, 1913, extra nourishment
is granted on medical grounds as part of treatment. It is
limited to the slighter cases of disease, where there is a reasonable
probability that extra nourishment will increase the chances of
recovery, or will enable the patient to remain at work, or to
return to work at an early date. During the year under consideration
90 patients have been granted extra nourishment
under the scheme at a cost of £98 14s. 11d. The scheme has
been found to be of great help in the treatment of the types of
patient mentioned above.
Open Air Shelters.—Owing to the great demand for the
three shelters owned by the Borough Council, approval was
obtained for the purchase of two additional shelters.
Details of Work during 1925.—Table XXIII. shows in the
first column the number of cases under observation at the Dispensary
at the beginning of the year; then the number of new
cases examined during the year; and finally, the number of cases
under observation pending diagnosis at the end of the year. The
total number of cases thus dealt with is divided into three subgroups,
according as they have been found to be suffering from
Tuberculosis of the lungs or of other organs, or free from Tuberculosis.
These cases are all divided into groups according to
whether adults or children, and also according to sex.
After giving the above details regarding all new cases, the
Table deals with the contacts in a similar manner, and then with
the insured persons.