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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 1934 | 1933 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Number Examined | 40 | 39 | 79 | 34 | 19 | 53 |
| Referred for Treatment | 40 | 37 | 77 | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| Treated | 40 | 37 | 77 | 34 | 19 | 53 |
| Attendances | 218 | 190 | 408 | 189 | 174 | 363 |
| Extractions | 181 | 139 | 320 | 123 | 80 | 203 |
| Fillings | 45 | 45 | 90 | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| Dressings | 34 | 28 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Scalings & Gum Treat ments | 33 | 36 | 69 | 45 | 49 | 94 |
| Denture Dressings | 37 | 20 | 57 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| Dentures Fitted | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Sessions: 37 | Sessions: 36 | |||||
Although it may appear in the review of work done that the
number of attendances is high in comparison with the number
treated, this is due to the policy of festinae lente mentioned above
It will be observed that the volume of work and the number
of patients treated have increased during the year compared with
1933
It is gratifying to note that more conservative treatment has
been accomplished and that the number of attendances has
improved The teeth of tubercular patients are particularly liable
to dental disease, and for that reason reparative treatment is very
often impossible