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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives a summary of the work accomplished
daring the year for patients referred under the Maternity and Child
Welfare treatment scheme:—
| Expectant. | Nursing. | Young Children. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936. | 1935 | ||||
| Number Examined | 209 | 114 | 274 | 597 | 543 |
| Referred for Treatment | 171 | 112 | 222 | 505 | 513 |
| Attendances | 585 | 732 | 454 | 1771 | 1685 |
| Fillings | 102 | 180 | 121 | 403 | 235 |
| Extractions | 789 | 676 | 752 | 2217 | 2099 |
| "Gas" Cases | 125 | 83 | 157 | 365 | 283 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 163 | 123 | 36 | 322 | 298 |
| Scalings | 70 | 40 | — | 114 | 112 |
| Dressings | 86 | 72 | 20 | 178 | 159 |
| Denture Dressings | 71 | 239 | — | 310 | 432 |
| Gum Treatment | 28 | 19 | — | 47 | 36 |
| AgNo3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Treatments completed | 53 | 98 | 210 | 361 | 295 |
No. of Sessions (Treatment) 136
Dentures fitted 101
Inspections at Centres 3
Appointments kept 76.1%
The number of forms issued from the Ante-Natal and PostNatal
and various Infant Welfare Centres totalled 394, which is
considerably fewer than in 1935. The reason for this is that the
medical officers, realising the large number of patients awaiting
treatment, have adopted the practice of referring only the more
urgent cases.
The cost of treatment (excepting the provision of prosthetic
appliances) is 8d. per attendance, and 2s. Od. when a general anaesthetic
is administered. The amount received for attendance fees
was .£52 14s. 8d. as compared with £50 2s. 4d. in 1935.