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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Total | Young Children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases Examined | 278 | 25 | 303 | 282 |
| Re-treated | 60 | 30 | 90 | 71 |
| Total | 338 | 55 | 395 | 353 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Young Children | |||
| Attendances | 875 | 689 | ||
| Fillings | 245 | 218 | ||
| Extractions | 338 | 428 | ||
| Gas cases | 117 | 170 | ||
| Local Anaesthesia | 73 | 3 | ||
| Scaling and Gum Treatment | 134 | - | ||
| Dressings | 202 | 264 | ||
| Denture Dressings | 148 | - | ||
| Silver Nitrate | - | 120 | ||
| Treatment Completed | 201 | 242 | ||
Number of Sessions (treatment) 390
Dentures Fitted 51
Dentures Repaired 4
The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list:-
| Mothers | Young Children | Mothers | Young Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 395 | - | South Croydon | - | 1 | |
| Municipal | St. Alban's | - | ||||
| Midwives | 12 | - | Woodside | - | - | |
| Post Natal | 3 | - | Norbury | - | 4 | |
| Welfare Centres: | Addington | - | 19 | |||
| Municipal | - | 1 | St. Andrew' s | - | - | |
| East Croydon | - | 1 | Waddon | . | - | |
| Upper Norwood | - | - | Boston Road | . | 3 | |
| Holy Trinity | - | - | St. Jude's | - | 2 | |
| St. Oswald's | - | - | St. John's | |||
| Bensham Manor | - | - | (Shirley) | - | - | |
| Fairchildes | - | - | Monks Hill | - | 2 | |
| Good Shepherd | - | 1 | Crossfield Nursery | - | - | |
| Falconwood | - | - | Referred by | |||
| West Croydon | - | - | Dental officers: | - | 318 | |
| South Norwood | - | 1 | ||||
| Mothers: | 410 | Young Children: | 353 | Total: | 76 3 | |