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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers
and Children under 5 years
Number of visits for treatment during year
| Children 0-4 (inc.) | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | |
|---|---|---|
| First visit | 636 | 126 |
| Subsequent visits | 902 | 171 |
| 1,538 | 297 | |
| Number of additional courses of treatment other than the first course commenced during the year | 61 | 5 |
| Treatment provided during the year - | ||
| Number of fillings | 1,289 | 162 |
| Teeth filled | 1,100 | 158 |
| Teeth extracted | 279 | 104 |
| General anaesthetics given | 156 | 28 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 130 | 26 |
| Patients X-rayed | 7 | 10 |
| Patients treated by scaling and/or removal of stains from the teeth (prophylaxis) | 19 | 34 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 240 | - |
| Teeth root filled | - | 1 |
| Inlays | - | - |
| Crowns | - | - |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during the year | 500 | 76 |
| 4 | ||
| Patients supplied with other dentures | 10 | |
| Number of dentures supplied | 14 | |
| Nil | ||