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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Nnumber of Cases Attended.
By the By
Council's personnel on
full-time the Council's
personnel approved panel.
Full- Part- Full- Part-
time. time. time. time.
52 6 41 2
58 43
Economic
circumstances of families.
Special
Free 25% 50% 75% 100% full cost
.25 29 9 18 11 9
101
Convalescent Home Treatment.
Number of women referred: 2.
Domiciliary Nursing.
Mothers referred for treatment to the Wembley and Kingsbury
District Nursing Association: 3.
Dental Services—Women and Children.
| Expectant mothers. | t Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers referred for treatment | 512 | 86 | 278 | |
| Numbers who received treatment | 416 | 72 | 236 | |
| Numbers made dentally fit | 378 | 68 | 235 | |
| Numbers of treatments— | ||||
| (a) Fillings: | ||||
| (i) in temporary teeth | — | — | 287 | |
| (ii) in permanent teeth | 227 | 47 | - | |
| (b) Number of teeth extracted | 1,041 | 164 | 180 | |
| (c) Number of administrations of general an£esthesia (nitrous oxide) | 203 | 31 | ||
| (d) Numbers of persons supplied with dentures | 52 | 14 | — | |
| (e) Number of dentures supplied | 80 | — | ||
| The above figures may be divided as follows:— | ||||
| Consultation | Conservative treatment. | Extractions. | ||
| Children | 72 | 294 | 85 | |
| Mothers | 164 | 347 | 371 | |