Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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(viii) Domestic Helps
The requests for this service again remained fairly constant. During
the year 112 Part-time, and Casual Helps were employed, and they
attended 607 individual cases. Tuberculous patients have again, when
required, been given domestic assistance, by specially recruited
volunteers.
(ix) Day Nurseries
The three Day Nurseries continued on the same lines, as hitherto.
The average daily attendances for the year at each Nursery is shown
below :
TABLE 8
"St. Moritz" Nursery | 29 |
Collier Row Nursery | 21 |
Rush Green Nursery | 25 |
The "St. Moritz" and Collier Row Nurseries are scheduled to
take 40 children each, and the Rush Green Nursery 50 children.
(x) Dental Service
At the end of the year, the number of Dental Officers had,
unfortunately, diminished to one whole-time, and two part-time; the
latter giving between them nine sessions per week, of which three were
evening sessions. This problem of recruitment is a national one, and is
not peculiar to Essex.
The Consultant Anaesthetist has continued to attend on one session
per week, for the purpose of administering general anaesthetics to the
more difficult cases.
The following' gives particulars of the work done during the year for
expectant and nursing mothers, and children under school age.
TABLE 9
(a) Numbers provided with Dental care:- | ||||||||||
Examined | Needing Treatment | Treated | Made Dentally Fit | |||||||
Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 41 | 28 | 26 | 16 | ||||||
Children under Five | 283 | 198 | 182 | 188 | ||||||
(b) Forms of Dental Treatment provided:- | ||||||||||
Extractions | Anaesthetics | Fillings. | Scalings or Scalings and Gum Treatment | Silver Nitrate Treatment | Dressings | Radiographs | Dentures provided | |||
Local | General | Complete | Partial | |||||||
Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 42 | 36 | 5 | 93 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Children under five | 186 | 23 | 143 | 509 | 4 | 34 | 20 | - | - | - |