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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
Edmonton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Post-Natal Clinic.
Number of sessions 48
Actual number of mothers who attended 574
Number of consultations 1,145
Total attendances at clinic 1,187
Average attendance per session 24.72
Specialist's Clinic.
The Consulting Specialist made 25 visits during the year and saw 201
cases, making an average of 8.04 per session.
The figures relating to attendances are :—
| Brookfield House. | Methodist Hall. | St. Edmunds. | Weir Hall. | St. Johns. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orthopaedic Clinic.
The Clinic is held twice weekly and the following are the figures for the
year :—
Number of sessions 84
New cases referred during the year 81
Attendances.
Surgeon's days 193
Treatment days 429
Total attendances 622
In-patient Treatment.
Six children were admitted to Stanmore during 1944. Five children were
still in hospital at the end of December, 1944.
Details of hte work carried out are:-
| Mothers. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions | 103 | 81 |
| Number of attendances | 946 | 260 |
| Number of new cases | 310 | 130 |
| Total number treated | 918 | 256 |
| Fillings | 78 | 405 |
| Dressings | 20 | |
| Scalings | 71 | — |
| Extractions (Number of teeth)— | ||
| (a) Under Gas | 1,133 | 174 |
| 31 | — | |
| Number of gas cases | 349 | 93 |
Dentures.
Number supplied—77 of whom 55 paid the full cost, 4 were half cost,
one was three-quarter cost and 17 were free of charge.
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