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Croydon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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As this work expands the Committee will have to consider
at some future date the appointment of a Specialist Orthodontic
Surgeon who, in the first instance, could be employed on a parttime
basis.
Treatment sessions devoted to the work were 260 against 215
last year.
The following is a summary of treatment performed:—
| 1946. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases under Treatment | 361 | 254 |
| New Cases | 186 | 160 |
| Cases Completed | 98 | 58 |
| Attendances | 2,985 | 2,369 |
| Appliances—Fixed | 6 | 4 |
| Removable | 272 | 240 |
| Treatment Sessions | 260 | 215 |
Treatment of " Free-Place " Scholars.
As previously stated, all children at Borough Secondary and
Technical Schools have now been included within the routine
scheme of treatment. However, those previously attending
Primary Schools who enter certain non-maintained schools as
"free-place" scholars continue to be eligible for attendance at
the School Dental Clinic.
A summary of the treatment performed for the above children is given below:—
| Attendances | 358 |
| New Cases Treated | 101 |
| Re-treated | 66 |
| Fillings—Permanent | 176 |
| Extractions—Permanent | 51 |
| Temporary | 56 |
| Other Operations | 84 |
| "Gas" Cases | 37 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 27 |
| Cases Completed | 92 |
| Root Fillings | 4 |
| Dentures Fitted | 2 |
| Referred X-Ray | 5 |