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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Dental Treatment of Patients Referred from the Tuberculosis
Dispensary to Lodge Road.
Patients referred from the Tuberculosis Dispensary are
treated at Lodge Road Treatment Centre on Wednesday afternoons
from 3.30 to 5 p.m., and after the treatments are carried
out the Clinics are thoroughly disinfected. The majority of
treated patients are referred by the Tuberculosis Officer, but some
are patients discharged from Cheam before treatment is com
pleted.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Year 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred from Dispensary | 9 | 17 | 26 | 17 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Attendances | 64 | 92 | 156 | 204 |
| Extractions | 44 | 44 | 88 | 111 |
| Fillings | 4 | 20 | 24 | 30 |
| Dressings | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Scalings | 5 | — | 5 | 19 |
| Denture Dressings | 39 | 46 | 85 | 93 |
| Dentures fitted | 10 | 14 | 24 | 33 |
| "Gas" Cases (on the recommendation of Tuberculosis Officer) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
No. of Sessions Treatment: 22.
The amount of £1 7s. 0d. was taken in attendance fees
during the year at Lodge Road.
Dental Report—Cheam Sanatorium.
Dental treatment for Tuberculosis patients differs from that
prescribed for ordinary patients. For instance, it is inadvisable
to indulge in protracted treatments at one sitting, inasmuch as
these people are definitely ill and their powers of endurance considerably
reduced; moreover, fatigue caused by long treatments
may aggravate the patients' condition.