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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The majority of cases are referred by the Tuberculosis
Officer, the remainder being patients discharged from the
Borough Sanatorium at Cheam before treatment could be completed.
Summary of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1944 | |||
| Referred from Chest Clinic | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam. | 0 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| Attendances | 35 | 61 | 96 | 108 |
| Extractions | 15 | 38 | 53 | 37 |
| Fillings | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| Dressings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Scaling | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Denture Dressings | 16 | 29 | 45 | 69 |
| Dentures fitted | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| Repairs | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 19.
SUMMARY OF CLINIC STATISTICS FOR 1945.
| Number of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1945 | 1,082 |
| ,, notified cases examined for the first time | 33 |
| ,, cases sent for an opinion | 757 |
| ,, first attendances, including 80 inward transfers | 1,218 |
| ,, consultations of T.O. with medical practitioners | |
| (a) Personal | 4 |
| (b) Other | JJ04 |
| ,, visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients | 86 |
| ,, visits paid by T.O. to Mayday Hospital | 72 |
| ,, patients examined by T.O. at Mayday Hospital | 336 |
| ,, visits paid to homes of patients by Health Visitors | 2,182 |
| „ visits paid to homes of patients by District Nurses | |
| for nursing attention | 620 |
| Attendances of patients at the Clinic— | |
| Men | 2,626 |
| Women | 2,621 |
| Children | 621 |
| Total | 5,868 |