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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 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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DENTAL TREATMENT OF MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE PATIENTS.
Three dental officers devote one-eleventh of their time to the
treatment of expectant and nursing mothers and young children.
This small amount of time is inadequate to deal with the large
number of cases awaiting treatment, and in the circumstances it
has been impossible to treat all the cases referred by the medical
officers.
Out of 761 expectant and nursing mothers and young
children referred for treatment 537, or 71 per cent. were actually
treated. This is an improvement on last year, when 52 percent,
were treated.

Table: Table XXI.

Table XXI.

Expectant.Nursing.Young Children.Total.
19351934.
Number Examined145182207534514
Referred for Treatment135171203513492
Attendances37592938116851681
Fillings4013590205212
Extractions48688273120992274
"Gas" Cases6399121283381
Local Anaesthesia0314253298294
Scalings3966711293
Dressings755925159140
Denture Dressings86346—432336
Gum Treatment82623640
AgNo-1678
Treatments completed3286177295308

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Sessions at Centres—5. Sessions treatment—130.
Number of Dentures fitted—138.
Appointments sent—2,320. Appointments kept—1,730.
74.55% appointments kept.