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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
Dagenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Dental Treatment
The following particulars relate to dental treatment provided
for mothers and young children:-
Expectant or Children
Nursing Under Five
Mothers Years of Age
Number of patients examined 152 239
Number of patients needing treatment 136 223
Number of patients treated 136 223
Number of patients made dentally fit 98 161
Number of Extractions 774 654
Number of fillings 6
Number of Anaesthetics administered:
(a) local
(b) general 200 391
Number of Scalings or scaling and gum
treatment 26
Number of Silver Nitrate treatment 6 16
Number of Dressings 10
Number of X-ray examinations 1
Number of Dentures provided:
(a) full 60
(b) partial 32
There are three Nurseries in the Borough, accommodating 164 children in all.
| Staff: Matrons | 2 |
| Deputy Matrons | 2 |
| Wardens | 3 |
| Nursery Trained Nurses | 7 |
| Nursery Assistants | 12 |
| Nursery Assistant (Part-Time) | 1 |
| Nursery Students | 15 |
| Nursery Helper | 1 |
| Total | 43 |