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Beckenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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The attendance at the West Wickham Clinic have been maintained
at the high standard of last year, approximately 900, and
Mr. Carr, the Dental Officer, and his attendant, are to be congratulated.
Summary of Monthly Reports
Children Inspected 4,660
Number of Attendances :
New Cases 2,584
Old Cases 1,456
Specials 218
Total Attendances 4,258
Number of Fillings :
Permanent teeth 3,077
Temporary teeth 885
Root fillings 13
Crowns 3
Total Fillings 3,978
Number of Extractions:
Permanent teeth 599
Temporary teeth 2,906
Total Extractions 3,505
Dressings 617
Silver Nitrate 577
Scalings 43
Regulative appliances 20
Dentures 3
Local injections 685
Nitrous oxide administrations 901
I must express my thanks to Dr. Marsh and Dr. Friedlander for
the administration of Nitrous Oxide, to Miss Monck, the Dental
Nurse, for her valuable and capable assistance, and to the Head
Teachers for their much appreciated interest and assistance in the
dental scheme generally.
Robert A. Waters, L.D.S. (Eng.)
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