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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
Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Full details of sessions and treatment are set out in the Board of Education Table at the end of the Report, while a summarv given below is for comparison with previous years : —
| 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | |
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Special Treatments.
Partial dentures to replace lost incisors—5.
1 obturator was fitted.
Metal splints to protect fractured teeth—0.
Routine Appointments.
Routine appointments made 15,431
Routine appointments kept. 10,102—65%
Special appointments made 885
Special appointments kept 602—66%
Following Up.
In the case of children referred for treatment prior to throat
operation and failing to keep appointments, non-attendance forms
are issued to the Health Visitors for following up. During the
year 152 such forms were issued.
Six cases of persistent refusals by parents whose children
had marked suppuration of the teeth from chronic abscesses resulting
from neglect of dental treatment were referred to the National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The intervention
of the Society's Inspector was successful, and the children subsequently
attended the Clinic for treatment.
Preventive and Educative Measures.
The success of the school dental service is dependent in many
ways on the help and support received from the teachers. It is
very gratifying that the teachers in Croydon have responded so