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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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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL REPORT,
1943
The sessions were held on Friday afternoons and at such other
times as circumstances demanded.
The estimated number of sessions is 72, and the attendances
totalled 430 compared with 500 in 1942.
The number of children treated was 111 compared with 123 in 1942, and the number of adults 85 compared with 117.
| Adults | Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 297 | 133 |
| Number treated | 111 | 85 |
| Extractions | 374 | 125 |
| Fillings | 33 | 48 |
| Dressings | 100 | 49 |
| Silver Nitrate | — | 4 |
| Local Injections | 21 | — |
| Nitrous Oxide administrations | 70 | 42 |
| Ethyl Chloride administrations | — | 8 |
| Impressions, etc. | 53 | — |
| Scalings | 13 | — |
| Dentures | 24 | — |
| Repair | 2 | — |
BECKENHAM AND PENGE JOINT MATERNITY
HOSPITAL
The number of admissions in 1943 was 581 compared with
570 in 1942, and 310 in 1941.
ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
The Matron holds a Clinic on three days a week and saw 609
cases who made 2,599 attendances.
DISTRICT CASES.
Cases who do not wish to enter the Maternity Home for confinement
and cannot afford the services of a private doctor, can
have the attendance of a County Midwife who may refer her patient
to the Clinic under the Ante-Natal Scheme.
| Information Required | Particulars |
|---|---|
| Beckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Hospital, Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham. |