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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
Beckenham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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ETERNITY & . CHILD WELFARE DENTAL REPORT 1941
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 398 compared with 490 in 1940.
The number of children treated was 312 compared with 150 in 1940, and the number of adults 72 compared with 109.
| Adults | Childrern | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 206 | 192 |
| Number treated | 72 | 112 |
| Extractions | 221 | 177 |
| Fillings | 32 | 69 |
| Dressings | 50 | 64 |
| Silver Nitrate | - | 40 |
| Local Injections | 15 | |
| Nitrous Oxide administrations | 53 | 46 |
| Ethyl Chloride administrations | - | 17 |
| Impressions etc. | 47 | - |
| Scalings | 3 | - |
| Dentures | 30 | - |
| Repair | 1 | - |