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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| (b) Found to reqire treatment | 15,882 | 15,307 | |
| (c) Actually treated | 10,404 | 6,899 | |
| (2) Half-days devoted to inspection. | 108 | 100 | |
| Do., treatment | 1,551 | 1,179 | |
| Do., adminstration | 12 | 18 | |
| Do., gas administration— (by dental officers) | 94 | 91 | |
| (by medical officers) | 97 | 52 | |
| Do., orthodontia | 47 | 43 | |
| 1,909 | 1,483 | ||
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 19,225 | 14,749 | |
| (4) Fillings—Permanent teeth | 8,603 | 6,254 | |
| —Temporary teeth | 923 | 399 | |
| 9,526 | 6,653 | ||
| (5) Extractions—Permanent teeth | 3,019 | 2,182 | |
| —Temporary teeth | 12,025 | 9,785 | |
| 15,044 | 11,967 | ||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,640 | 2,075 | |
| (7) Administrations of local anassthetics for extractions | 3,570 | 3,074 | |
| (8) Other operations- | |||
| Permanent teeth | 3,940 | 3,542 | |
| Temporary teeth | 121 | 34 | |
| 4,061 | 3,576 | ||
EAR CLINIC.
This Clinic is held at weekly intervals at Lodge Road Treatment
Centre, for school children and children under school age.
Cases are referred for treatment to the clinic mainly by the
Assistant School Medical Officers and the Medical Officers of the
Infant Welfare Centres, and are seen by appointment.
The treatment advised and administered at the weekly Ear
Clinic is continued where deemed necessary at daily intervals
through the agency of the Minor Ailments Clinics. The early
investigation of children with discharging ears and the subsequent