Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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1955 | 1954 | |
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Gas Administration | 4,707 | 5,040 |
Local Anaesthetics | 674 | 787 |
Other Operations- | ||
Permanent | 8,670 | 9,196 |
Temporary | 1,109 | 2,498 |
Cases Completed | 6,962 | 7,824 |
Miscellaneous Operations
These include | 1955 | 1954 |
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Root treatment in anterior teeth | 7 | |
Removal of nerves under local anaesthetic | 2 | |
Gingivectomy | 6 | 1 |
Removal of bone sequestra | 5 | 5 |
Splints for fractured incisors | 3 | 2 |
Partial pulpotomy | 6 | 2 |
Number of M.D. s treated | 26 | 23 |
Dentures inserted | 80 | 41 |
Denture repairs | 17 | 15 |
After treatment of sockets etc. | 41 | 25 |
Removal of impacted and difficult teeth | 20 | 18 |
Ulcerated Stomatitis (Vincent's infection) | — | 9 |
Cleft Palate | 1 | 8 |
Application of Penicillin "Cones" | 14 | 26 |
Acrylic caps for Incisor Teeth | 19 | 8 |
Forms from Head Teachers
The number of forms issued by Head Teachers for emergency
treatment was 3,212 compared with 3,251 in 1954.
X-Ray Examinations
The number of cases referred to Mayday Hospital for the above
purpose was 160, compared with 210 in 1954.
Orthodontic Service
A notable advance in this sphere has been the introduction
of a Part-time Consultant to whom more complicated irregularities
can be referred for a preliminary diagnosis. By this procedure
conditions unlikely to respond to normal treatment can be dis-