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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
Shoreditch 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE III.
| Total ttendances. | No. of M. & C. W. cases. | AnæSthetic Sessions attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday afternoon | 278 | 131 | 12 |
| Monday evening | 760 | 125 | 259 |
| Tuesday afternoon | 763 | 312 | 165 |
| Thursday morning | 851 | 445 | 297 |
| Friday afternoon | 638 | 254 | 94 |
| Friday evening | 664 | 83 | 71 |
| Total | 3,954 | 1,350 | 898 |
All who live or work in the Borough of Shoreditch are eligible to attend the
Dental Hospital. The charges are as follows:—
Extractions, with or without local Anaesthetic Is. per tooth.
Gas Extractions 5s. per visit.
Fillings (Root treatment not included) 5s. per tooth.
Root treatment 5s. per tooth.
Scaling 5s.
Dentures—Full upper and lower £6 0 0 plus
charge for extraction (maximum charge 10s.).
Do. do. do. (Maternity Cases) £4 0 0.
Partial Dentures—extractions not included £1 for first two teeth.
5s. each subsequent tooth.
School Children resident in Shoreditch Is. per visit.
Repairs to be charged according to work involved.
Half rates only are charged to patients under 21 years of age.
Residents of the Borough who state that they are unable to afford to pay in
accordance with the above scale are asked to complete a form stating the number
in family and the income. After verification by the Enquiry Officer this statement , is used to fix the proportion of the full charge to be paid,
The remissions being 25, 50, 75 and 100 per cent, in accordance with the following income limits approved by the Council:—
| No., in family: | No. charge to be made. | To pay 25% of maximum. | To pay 50% of maximum. | To pay 75% of maximum. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 1 | Income per head after deducting rent, not more than | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |