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Beckenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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SPECIAL TREATMENT.
Arrangements have been made for children from 1—5 years of
age to participate in the special services available for school children,
and the use made is shown by the following figures :—
| Dental. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Eye Clinic. | U.V. Ray Clinic. | Orthopaedic Clinic. | Aural Clinic. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 187 Infants 120 Mothers | 23 | 46 | 27 | 110 | 22 |
| 1937 | 166 Infants 128 Mothers | 11 | 49 | 21 | 95 | 28 |
| 1938 | 207 Infants 116 Mothers | 22 | 52 | 41 | 140 | 26 |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL REPORT, 1938
The sessions were held on Friday afternoons and at such other
times as circumstances demanded.
The estimated number of sessions was 72 and the attendances
totalled 740, compared with 696 in 1937. The individual number
of mothers attending for treatment was approximately the same as
in the previous year. Thirty-one patients were supplied with
dentures and 11 were awaiting dentures at the end of the year.
For the latter the extractions had been completed. The number of
children who attended shows an increase, 207 this year, compared
with 166 in 1937.
The following is the summary of treatment:-
| Mothers | Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 382 | 358 |
| Number treated | 116 | 207 |
| Extractions | 471 | 224 |
| Fillings | 59 | 226 |
| Dressings | 109 | 93 |
| Silver Nitrate | — | 94 |
| Local Injections | 20 | 13 |
| Nitrous Oxide | 87 | 63 |
| Ethyl Chloride | — | 11 |
| Impressions, etc. | 91 | — |
| Scalings | 9 | — |
| Dentures | 47 | — |
| Repairs | 9 | — |
| Local Injections | 20 | 13 |
Robert A. Waters, L.D.S. Eng.