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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The ensuing Table gives particulars of the principal iteis of treatment compared with those obtained last year:-
| 1956 | 1955 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 26,963 | 23,666 |
| Treated | 9,399 | 9,918 |
| Re-treated | 4,909 | 5,200 |
| Fillings - Permanent | 9,877 | 8,879 |
| Temporary | 1,585 | 1,513 |
| No. of Teeth Pilled: Permanent | 9,631 | 8,460 |
| Temporary | 1,521 | 1,464 |
| Extractions - Permanent | 2, 691 | 2,384 |
| Temporary | 8, 936 | 9,103 |
| Gas Administration | 4,733 | 4,707 |
| Local Anaesthetics | 880 | 674 |
| Other Operations - Permanent | 10,187 | 8,670 |
| Temporary | 1,000 | 1,109 |
| Cases Completed | 7,287 | 6,962 |
| 1955 | ||
| Root treatment in anterior teeth | 4 | 7 |
| Removal of nerves under local anaesthetic | 3 | 2 |
| Gingivectomy | - | 6 |
| Removal of bone sequestra | 25 | 5 |
| Splints for fractured incisors | 4 | 3 |
| Partial pulpotomy | 3 | 6 |
| Number of M.D.s treated | 29 | 26 |
| Dentures inserted | 55 | 80 |
| Denture repairs | 22 | 17 |
| After treatment of sockets, etc. | 33 | 41 |
| Removal of impacted and difficult teeth | 68 | 20 |
| Ulcerated Stomatitis (Vincent's | ||
| infection) | 5 | |
| Cleft Palate | 2 | 1 |
| Application of Penicillin "Cones" | 29 | 14 |
| Acrylic caps for Incisor Teeth | 8 | 19 |