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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

Finchley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: The amount of work done by the dentists continues to increase, and the Council have decided to increase the number of weekly sessions from 2 to 3 from the 1st April, 1938.

The amount of work done by the dentists continues to increase, and the Council have decided to increase the number of weekly sessions from 2 to 3 from the 1st April, 1938.

Mothers.Children.
1936193719361937
Number inspected118176313289
Number treated98170178212
Number of attendances462626393451
Fillings205351274365
Extractions571823294473
Gas administrations886187119
Other operations33828183
Dentures supplied3647--
Dentures repaired76--
Visits re dentures106142--

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Day Nursery.
The number of attendances at the Day Nursery shows a
slight increase on the previous year.
1937 1936
Children attending 68 82
Total attendances 6,586 6,405
Receipts from mothers £152.3.8 £159.12.6
Children Act, 1908. Part I,
Children and Young Persons Act, 1932,
and Public Health Act, 1936. Part VII.
At the beginning of the year there were on the register
17 mothers receiving 37 children, while at the end of the year
there were 20 mothers receiving 40 children. Practically all
the children attend the Infant Welfare Centres, but frequent
home visits are also paid by the Health Visitors.
No case called for any special action by the Council.
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