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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Orthodontic Treatment
The number of sessions devoted to this work was 411,compared
with 446 last year. Remarks concerning the more recent developments
in this section will be found earlier in this Report.
The following is a summary of treatment performed:-
| 1959 | 1958 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant | D.O.s | Total | ||
| Cases commenced during the year | 236 | 51 | 287 | 283 |
| Cases carried forward from the previous year | 552 | 82 | 634 | 520 |
| 788 | 133 | 921 | 803 | |
| Cases completed during the year | 119 | 65 | 184 | 134 |
| Cases discontinued during the year | 111 | 10 | 121 | 120 |
| Pupils treated with appliances | 269 | 87 | 356 | 361 |
| Appliances - Removable | 356 | 97 | 463 | 431 |
| Fixed | 126 | 14 | 140 | 76 |
| Total Attendances | 3,639 | 1,437 | 5,076 | 4,909 |
| Cases treated by extraction only | 44 | 115 | 159 | 149 |
| Cases referred to Specialist for Consultation | 195 | - | - | 211 |
| Treatment Sessions | 296 | 115 | 411 | 446 |
| New Cases awaiting treatment | 12 | 30 | 42 | - |
Treatment of "Free-Place" Scholars
As previously stated,all children in the Borough Secondary
Technical Schools have now been included within the routine
scheme of treatment. Pupils previously attending Primary Schools
who enter certain "grant-aided" schools do,however,continue to
attend the school clinic for treatment.