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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
Bexley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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(d) Domestic Helps.
No. of applications 62
No. cancelled or not proceeded with 4
No. of Homes attended 70
No. of attendences (days) 1,949
No. of applications transfered 1
No. of cases being attended at transfer
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(e) Dental Treatment. The provisions for dental treatment
of nursing and expectant mothers and children
under five years of age instituted in 1938, were continued
during 1948. The denture supply service was again used
to a considerable extent as the following table shows.
Summary of Work for period ending July 5th, 1948.
| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. referred to and appointments made for Dental Clinic by a M.O. | 176 | 58 | 170 |
| No. found to be in need of treatment | 116 | 13 | 86 |
| No. who received treatment | 116 | 12 | 86 |
| No. made dentally fit | 43 | 14 | 35 |
| No. of treatments:— (a) Fillings— (1) In temporary teeth | 176 | ||
| (2) In permanent teeth | 112 | 19 | — |
| (b) Teeth extracted | 154 | 51 | 65 |
| (c) Administrations of General anaesthesia | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| (d) Administrations of local anaesthesia | 59 | 18 | 2 |
| Patients supplied with dentures | 7 | 8 | — |
| Dentures supplied | 8 | 8 | — |
| Dentures repaired | — | 1 | — |
| No. of scalings and gum treatment, etc. | 169 | 53 | 100 |
(f) Care of Illegitimate and Premature Children.
Since 1944 stress has been laid on this subject and
the Day Nursery and Maternity Home provisions were
the most concrete aids given to help the mother to stay
with her child. Close co-operation between the Health
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