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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Table III.
| Sessions. | Total attendances. | Total. | No. of visits M. & C. W. cases. | Anaesthetic Sessions attendances. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning. | Afternoon. | Evening. | ||||
| Monday | 4 | 758 | 916 | 1,678 | 270 | 481 (6 special visits) |
| Tuesday | 697 | 713 | — | 1,410 | 366 | 298(27 „ „) |
| Wednesday | 653 | 655 | 853 | 2,161 | 294 | 83 (19 „ „) |
| Thursday | 758 | 671 | — | 1,429 | 456 | 334(19 „ „) |
| Friday | - | 678 | 879 | 1,557 | 207 | 534(14 „ „) |
| Total | 2,112 | 3,475 | 2,648 | 8,235 | 1,593 | 1,730 |
Shortly after the end of the year covered by this Report the Council decided
that as from 1st April, 1931, the scale of charges should be the same as that of the
Approved Societies under the National Health Insurance Act. At the same time
it was decided to vary the income scale qualifying for remission of charges.
At the time of writing, the Council's complete scale of charges is as follows:—
Scaling, per individual 7s. 6d. but not chargeable in respect
of a jaw in which a denture
of eight or more teeth is
supplied.
Fillings, per filling 7s. 6d. with a maximum charge of
12s. 6d. for any one tooth.
Root Treatment, per tooth 7s. 6d. with a maximum charge of
17s. 6d. for fillings and root
treatment in any one tooth
Extractions, per tooth, with local
anaesthetic 2s. 6d.
Maximum for Upper or Lower 12s. 6d.
Maximum for Upper and Lower £1 2s. 6d.
Extractions, with general anaesthetics.—Extraction fee, 2s. 6d. each tooth; maxima
as for Local. Simple administration fee, Upper or Lower, 7s. 6d.; Upper and
Lower, 10s. Prolonged Anaesthesia (12 or more teeth): Extractions, £1 2s. 6d.;
Anaesthetist's fee, £1 1s. 0d.
Dentures, full Upper or Lower £2 15s. 0d.
Dentures, full Upper and Lower £5 10s. 0d.
Partial Dentures, extractions not included £1 1s. 0d. for first two teeth.
5s. 0d. for each subsequent tooth.
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