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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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Repairs.—7s. 6d. for the first, 5s. for each subsequent item on a denture as stated
below, with a maximum of 12s. 6d. for each denture in respect of items 1, 2 and
4, and of £1 in respect of all items:—
(1) Cracks, fissures, or fractures of dentures.
(2) The replacing of a loosened tooth, or loosened band or wire.
(3) The adding of one new tooth or one band or one wire.
(4) An extension of the plate, even when that extension embraces part of a
natural tooth.
Remakes.—14s. for the first two teeth, and 3s. 4d. for each additional tooth, up
to a maximum of £1 16s. 8d. for nine teeth or more. Maximum (including any
necessary additions at 5s. per tooth) per denture, £1.
Remakes within 12 months Half original fee.
Crowns £1 12s. 6d. including any necessary root
treatment.
Examination and report fee where patient
does not return for treatment 2s. 6d.
The age limit for young persons receiving treatment at half price was
lowered from 21 years to 19 years of age.
School children 1s. 0d. for first treatment, and 1s. 0d. for all subsequent visits,
making the maximum charge 2s. 0d. for a course of treatment.
Residents of the Borough who state 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. National Health and Unemployment Insurance contributions not more than: | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
The charge to be made in special X-Ray cases is considered and determined
by the Committee.
The charge made in Orthodontic cases is the cost of the appliance, plus
50 per cent. of such cost, in addition to the ordinary charge of 2s. made to school
children, subject to the reduced scale of charges for necessitous cases being applied.