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 Shoreditch]
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VI.—MUNICIPAL DENTAL HOSPITAL,
164, Kingsland Road.
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1930.
Eleven sessions per week have been held at this Hospital throughout the year,
the time table being as follows:—
Monday 2.30 to 4.30 and 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Tuesday 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 to
8.30 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
(Maternity and Child Welfare Cases).
Friday 2.30 to 4.30, and 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.
As will be explained later, it became necessary to engage the services of a
temporary Assistant Dental Surgeon for some weeks at the end of the year, but there
are no changes to report in the permanent staff which is as follows:—
Dental Surgeon, Sister and Clerk, Nurse, three Dental Mechanics, Caretaker
and Cleaner.
Anaesthetics are administered by a medical practitioner who is not a whole
time officer of the Council.
The names of these Officers will be found in the section of this Report dealing
with Staff.
A summary of the work done during the year is contained in the following
tables:—
Table I.—Inspection and Treatment of Children.
Number of examinations. | Number of attendances for treatment. | Number of extractions. | Number of Administrations of Anaesthetics. | Number of fillings. | Number of other operations. | Number of children receiving orthodontic treatment. | Number of children's visits for orthodontic treatment. | Number of visits. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local. | General. | |||||||||
Under 2 years | 30 | 16 | 48 | ... | 15 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 35 |
„ 3 years | 125 | 86 | 247 | ... | 72 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | 149 |
„ 4 years | 276 | 198 | 553 | ... | 167 | 42 | 3 | ... | ... | | 331 |
„ 5 years | 115 | 88 | 199 | 61 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 138 | |
Over 5 years | 807 | 656 | 983 | 17 | 283 | 232 | 61 | 15 | 167 | 924 |
Total | 1353 | 1044 | 2030 | 17 | 598 | 307 | 75 | 16 | 171 | 1577 |
Table II.—Inspection and Treatment of Adults.
Number of examinations. | Number of attendances for treatment. | Number of extractions. | Number of Administrations of Anaesthetics. | Number of fillings, including root fillings. | Number of scalings. | Number of other operations. | Number of dentures fitted. | Number of repairs to dentures. | j Number of visits. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local. | General. | ||||||||||
Maternity cases | 1083 | 838 | 1954 | 29 | 297 | 105 | 35 | 390 | 119 | 8 | 1290 |
Women | 2187 | 1690 | 2169 | 61 | 332 | 319 | 82 | 768 | 257 | 59 | 2376 |
Unmarried girls (16-20) | 455 | 365 | 394 | 14 | 109 | 208 | 12 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 528 |
Men | 2229 | 1738 | 2468 | 121 | 388 | 326 | 96 | 753 | 265 | 59 | 2412 |
Tuberculous | 49 | 37 | 34 | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 52 |
Total including children (Table I) | 7356 | 5712 | 9049 | 242 | 1730 | 1275 | 233 | 2081 | 669 | l31 | 8235 |