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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Nitrous Oxide Administrations 815
Local Injections 443
Dentures 4
Secondary School for Girls :—
Children inspected 363
Attendances 155
Children treated 105
Fillings, Permanent teeth 175
Extractions, Permanent teeth 29
Extractions, Temporary teeth 12
Scalings 6
Dressings 9
Nitrous Oxide Administrations 13
Local Injections 8
My thanks are due to Dr. Gordon Lyle and Dr. Sheila Thomson
for the administration of Nitrous Oxide, td Miss Bradford the
Dental Attendant, and to the Head Teachers for their support
during the year.
Robert A. Waters, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.)
| Sessions held | Total Attendances | New Cases | Re-examinations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | School | Infants | School | |||
| 1943 | 7 | 282 | 11 | 82 | 15 | 174 |
| 1939 | 7 | 298 | 17 | 61 | * 34 | 186 |
| 1940 | 19 | 212 | 13 | 36 | 17 | 146 |
| 1941 | 5 | 140 | 7 | 72 | 9 | 52 |
| 1942 | 6 | 210 | 9 | 85 | 12 | 104 |
This Clinic has continued to do useful work during the year,
and the majority of cases cleared up with conservative treatment ;
many are now under observation only, without needing any active
treatment. In 29 cases, the removal of tonsils and adenoids was
recommended. G. H. Howells, F.R.C.S.
The following summary shows the work of this Clinic during 1943, and comparative figures are given for the preceding years:—
| Sessions | Surgeons Examinations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases | Re-examinations | ||||
| School | Infants | School | Infants | ||
| 1943 | 127 | 49 | 30 | 244 | 73 |
| 1942 | 130 | 56 | 40 | 182 | 93 |
| 1941 | 99 | 64 | 38 | 109 | 73 |
| 1940 | 118 | 38 | 34 | 149 | 47 |