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 1931.
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.
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 1.—Inspection and Treatment of Children.
No. of primary examinations | No. of 1st Attendances for Course of Treatment | No. of extractions (teeth) | Local Anæsthetics | General Anæsthetics | No. of Fillings | No. of scalings | No. of Orthodontic plates fitted | Orthodontic visits | No. of surgical operations | No. of other operations | No. of visits | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete | Temporary | 1st(a) | Subsequent(b) | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | |||
Up to 2 yrs. | 7 | 4 | 11 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Over 2 ,, | 32 | 23 | 55 | ... | 20 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 52 |
Over 3 ,, | 101 | 91 | 258 | ... | 97 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 183 |
Over 4 ,, | 154 | 149 | 477 | ... | 157 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 317 |
School children | 335 | 312 | 795 | 5 | 277 | 111 | 95 | 7 | 27 | 277 | 3 | 113 | 1016 | |
Total | 629 | 579 | 1596 | 5 | 554 | 139 | 100 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 277 | 3 | 128 | 1576 |
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