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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
St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The work done during the year is summarised in the following table, the figures for the previous year also being given for comparison:—
| Work carried out at the Dental Clinic. | 1937. | 1936. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases | Mothers | 142 | 179 | |||
| Children | 160 | 199 | ||||
| Total | 302 | 378 | ||||
| Number of Attendances | For extractions under nitrous oxide (gas) | 295 | 326 | |||
| „ „ local anaesthesia | 15 | 15 | ||||
| „ fillings and dressings | 139 | 185 | ||||
| „ scaling | 14 | 24 | ||||
| „ impressions and fitting dentures | 182 | 195 | ||||
| „ examination and advice | 490 | 594 | ||||
| Total attendances | 1135 | 1339 | ||||
| Total number of clinics held | 68 | 78 | ||||
| Number of clinics with nitrous oxide anaesthesia | 28 | 24 | ||||
The following table shows the number and cost of the dentures supplied during the year:—
| Number of Patients supplied with dentures | 22. |
| Total cost | £66 15s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by mothers | £24 0s. 0d. |
| Amount paid by Borough Council | £27 18s. 6d. |
| Amount paid by Hospital Sunday Fund | £7 16s. 6d. |
| Amount paid by other sources | £7 0s. 0d. |
Kentish Town Welfare Centre.
In addition to the consultations provided by the Borough Council, 33 classes for
needlework were held, at which 496 attendances were made.
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, 129, Queen's Crescent, N.W.5.
Attendances at the Sewing and Knitting,classes numbered 496.
Interviews with parents by the Superintendent, other than at classes or clinics
numbered 1,548.
Two mothers and 38 children attending this Centre were referred for Artificial Light
treatment, and 39 mothers and 50 children were referred to the Council's Dental Clinic for
treatment.
22 mothers and 35 children were sent away on holiday or convalescence.