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 Wembley]
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Dental Services — Women and Children.
Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers, | Children under 5 years. | |
---|---|---|---|
Numbers referred for treatment | 386 | 61 | 317 |
Numbers who received treatment | 235 | 45 | 209 |
Numbers made dentally fit | 207 | 30 | 195 |
Numbers of treatments:— | |||
(a) Fillings:— | |||
(i) in temporary teeth | — | — | 446 |
(ii) in permanent teeth | 866 | 90 | — |
(b) Number of teeth extracted | 675 | 130 | 218 |
(c) Number of administrations of general anaesthesia (nitrous oxide) | 145 | 31 | 91 |
(d) Number of persons supplied with dentures | 42 | 11 | - |
(e) Number of dentures supplied | 74 | 20 | - |
Total attendances at Dental Clinics last five yearsr— | |||
Children. | Mothers. | ||
1941 | 972 | 1,709 | |
1942 | 869 | 1,870 | |
1943 | 643 | 1,303 | |
1944 | 451 | 882 | |
1945 | 621 | 1,547 | |
Domiciliary Visits by Health Visitors. | |||
Home Visits. | |||
(a) To children under one year | 1,938 | First visits | |
5,667 | Revisits | ||
(lb) To children between the ages of 1—5 | Total visits | ||
years | 8,606 | ||
(c) To expectant mothers | 1,094 | First visits | |
1,708 | Revisits | ||
(d) To nursing mothers | 842 | First visits | |
533 | Revisits | ||
(e) Other special visits | 2,678 |