London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Reinforcing injections: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council clinics and schools | 3,871 | 4,883 | ||
| General practitioners | 1,002 | 1,565 | ||
| 4,873 | 6,448 | |||
| Poliomyelitis vaccination— Primarv courses: | ||||
| Council clinics and schools | 1,473 | 3,515 | ||
| General practitioners | 606 | 915 | ||
| 2,079 | 4,430 | |||
| Reinforcing doses: | ||||
| Council clinics and schools | 3,819 | 4,958 | ||
| General practitioners | 857 | 1,362 | ||
| 4,676 | 6,320 | |||
| Measles vaccination— | ||||
| Council clinics and schools | 1,646 | 2,503 | ||
| General practitioners | 358 | 648 | ||
| 2,004 | 3,151 | |||
| Rubella vaccination— | ||||
| Council clinics and schools | 1,468 | 3,760 | ||
| General practitioners | 20 | 58 | ||
| 1,488 | 3,818 | |||
Mother and Child Health Dental Service
Dental services for expectant and nursing mothers and for preschool
children are provided in conjunction with the school dental
service at the various treatment centres in the Borough. During
the year there were 27 attendances by mothers and 1,219 by
pre-school children to whom 22 and 994 fillings were provided
respectively. This represents an overall expansion of the service
in excess of 40% over the previous year.
An experimental scheme was instituted at St.Christopher's
Treatment Centre wherein the mothers at the toddlers clinics are
asked by the attendant doctor if they would like to discuss the
care of teeth in small children with the dental staff on duty. This
is arranged on the spot and the mothers are seen by the dental
staff in between their regular appointments. In this way the child
is introduced to a dental environment and, by an informal
discussion, ensures that the mother is well-informed about the
care of teeth in young children and of the necessity of routine
visits to the dentist.