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St Pancras 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The work done in 1922 is indicated in the following table:-

The work done in 1922 is indicated in the following table:-

No. of Clinics Held.No. of New Cases.Total No. of Attendances.
Ampthill Square Clinic101_–
From Ampthill Square Centre—571,120
„ Maternity Nursing Association Centre—10184
Chalton Street Clinic101——
From Chalton Street Centre-27324
„ Mary Ward Settlement Centre-7179
„ Ampthill Square Centre-—43
Camden Road Clinic98——
From Camden Road Centre—41946
„ South Highgate Centre—1131
Queen's Crescent Clinic93——
From Queen's Crescent Centre—19268
„ Grafton Road Centre—7136

Table: The clinics were held twice a week, and the work done was as follows :—

The clinics were held twice a week, and the work done was as follows :—

Number of Clinics......93
„ with nitrous oxide anaesthesia... .23
„ of new cases (mothers). ... 2101339
„ „ (children).... 129 J
Total number of attendances (mothers^1,176\1,537
„ „ (children). ... 361J
Number of attendances for extractions under nitrous oxide275
55 55 55local anaesthesia115
„ „ when fillings and dressings were done225
„ „ „ scalings weredone65
„ „ for impressions, fitting dentures, &c.427
„ „ „ examinations and advice455

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No charge was made for extractions, fillings and scalings, but the patients were required to
pay towards the expense of dentures. For these the dentist is paid separately at the rate of £2 for
one denture and £4 for two dentures, and the patients' contributions amount to over one-half.
In 1922, 70 patients were fitted with dentures. The total cost of these was £252, of
which £148 3s. was paid by the patients themselves, £49 14s. by the Borough Council, and
£54 3s. from voluntary sources, particularly the Metropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund.
£7 13s. was also paid by patients for repairs and additions to old dentures.
Mothers and children are also dealt with at the dental clinic (voluntary) at the St. Pancras
School for Mothers (see p. 19), and the centres at University College and Royal Free Hospitals
are able to refer cases to their own dental departments.
Clinic for Sick Mothers, and Children under School Age.—A weekly clinic (Dr.
F. L. Provis) is held at the St. Pancras Dispensary, 39, Oakley Square, N.W.I, to which patients