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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Dental Treatment of Maternity and Child Welfare Patients, 1931.
I am indebted to Mr. J. F. Pilbeam, L.D.S., the senior dental
surgeon, for the particulars which follow.
Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Young Children.
Table CXI.
| Expectant. | Nursing. | Young Children. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | 1930. | ||||
| Number Examined | 223 | 234 | 312 | 769 | 980 |
| Referred for Treatment | 219 | 217 | 257 | 693 | 784 |
| Treated | 186 | 182 | 237 | 605 | 649 |
| Attendances | 372 | 585 | 467 | 1424 | 123 |
| Fillings | 50 | 63 | 210 | 323 | 338 |
| Extractions | 453 | 584 | 336 | 1373 | 1271 |
| " Gas " Cases | 74 | 89 | 95 | 258 | 287 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 50 | 53 | 20 | 123 | 143 |
| Scalings | 21 | 33 | — | 54 | 42 |
| Dressings and Denture Dress | 202 | 224 | 18 | 444 | 440 |
| AgNo | — | — | 59 | 59 | — |
1931. 1930.
Sessions at Centres 14 25
Sessions Treatment 125 93
Dentures Supplied 75 85
During the year, more expectant mothers were treated than
in 1930.
There is a slight decrease in the number of fillings, and extractions
show an increase. This is unfortunately due to the fact that
mothers attending the centres generally have such bad teeth that
conservative treatment is impossible in a large proportion of cases.
Pyorrhoea is very prevalent amongst mothers, and in many
cases is too far advanced to benefit by local treatment.
The reduction in the number of toddlers examined is because
all the centres were not visited during the year. Owing to the