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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Review of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1945 | |||
| Number Examined | 46 | 40 | 86 | 48 |
| Referred Treatment | 37 | 34 | 71 | 45 |
| Treated | 33 | 30 | 63 | 43 |
| Attendances | 144 | 143 | 287 | 182 |
| Extractions | 41 | 19 | 60 | 107 |
| Fillings | 50 | 42 | 92 | 57 |
| Dressings | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| Scalings | 10 | 14 | 24 | 17 |
| Root Treatments | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Denture Dressings | 28 | 31 | 59 | 41 |
| Dentures Fitted | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| Repairs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mandibular Injections | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 28.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
| Notification of Births. | |||
| Notifications were received from— | |||
| Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. | |
| Midwives | 3,762 | 103 | 3,865 |
| Doctors, Parents and others | 1,306 | 33 | 1,339 |
| 5,068 | 136 | 5,204 |
Maternal Mortality.
There were 3 deaths, compared with 9 in 1945. The maternal
mortality rate was 0.61 per 1,000 births, compared with 1.36 in
1945.
The deaths were caused by—
(1) Puerperal septicaemia.
(2) Eclampsia.
(3) Acute intestinal obstruction : toxaemia.