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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
Wembley 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Dental Services - Women and Children.
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5 years. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers referred for treatment | 698 | 148 | 349 | ||
| Numbers who received treatment | 559 | 117 | 295 | ||
| Numbers made dentally fit | 522 | 115 | 284 | ||
| Numbers of treatments - | |||||
| (a) | Fillings | ||||
| (i) in temporary teeth | - | - | 274 | ||
| (ii) in permanent teeth | 294 | — | |||
| (b) | Number of teeth extracted. | 1,495 | 253 | ||
| (c) | Number of administrations of general anaesthesia (nitrous oxide) | ||||
| (d) | Number of persons supplied with dentures | - | |||
| (e) | Number of dentures supplied | 33 | - | ||
The above figures way be divided as follows:-
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