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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DENTAL TREATMENT - M. AND C. W
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Voting Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of persons examined during the year | 159 | 364 |
| Number of persons commenced treatment during the year | 121 | 261 |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during the year | 136 | 362 |
| Attendances | 355 | 633 |
| Fillings | 106 | 317 |
| Extractions | 113 | 166 |
| Gas Cases | 39 | 82 |
| Local Anaesthesia | 34 | 10 |
| Scaling and Gum Treatment | 82 | — |
| Dressings | 22 | 152 |
| Denture Dressings | 84 | — |
| Silver Nitrate | — | 108 |
Number of Sessions (treatment) 243
Dentures Fitted 22
Dentures Repaired 7
DENTAL TREATMENT-M. AND C.W.
| Mothers | Young Children | Mothers | Young Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 147 | — | South Norwood | — | — | |
| Municipal Midwives | 1 | — | South Croydon | — | — | |
| Post Natal | 3 | — | St. Alban's | — | — | |
| Welfare Centres | Woodside | — | — | |||
| Municipal | 1 | — | Norbury | — | — | |
| East Croydon | 2 | 2 | Addington | — | 4 | |
| Upper Norwood | — | — | St. Andrew's | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity | — | — | Waddon | — | 3 | |
| St. Oswald's | — | — | Boston Road | — | — | |
| Bensham Manor | — | — | St. Jude's | — | — | |
| Fairchildes | — | — | St. John's (Shirley) | 1 | 2 | |
| Good Shepherd | — | — | Monks Hill | — | 1 | |
| Falconwood | — | — | Referred by Dental Officers: | 277 | ||
| West Croydon | — | 1 | ||||
| Mothers: 155 | Young Children: 290 | Total: 445 | ||||