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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 1945
[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 | ||