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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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SUMMARY OF THE WORK DONE DURING 1928
Table No. 102 summarises the work which was done at the dental hospital
during 1938.
INSPECTION AND TREATMENT

Table: Table No. 102

Table No. 102

ExaminationsFirst treatmentsExtractionsConservative WorkMechanical WorkAnaestheticsNo. of visits
ScalingsFillingsSilver NitrateOther operationsDenturesRepairsOrthodonticsLocalGeneralSpecial
Children(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10(ll)(12)(13)(14)
Under 5 years281234556312237736---317735673
Over 5 years413397904334222241043—86287661,279
Total Children6946311,460365446011403—894641011,952
Adults, etc. Women referred from M. & C.W.3302661,5534111244461299-10236361,332
Other women6524722,31789295101,12031792-27461802,876
Half-rate women1078420626161—7714-176310430
Half-rate men5752108767—2231-9439188
Other men5163951,074632374930270105—57402552,350
T.B. patients171880451—27131—11 15117
Adults and adolescents1,6791,2876,238230923182,62274620811 111,2161957,293
Totals2,3731,9187,6982661,4676192,76274920891201,6802969,245

Table: ANALYSIS OF VISITSTable No. 103

ANALYSIS OF VISITS

Table No. 103

MorningAfternoonEveningTotal
Monday5106131,1292,352
Tuesday—8458751,720
Wednesday1,168644—1,812
Thursday1,116616—1,732
Friday—9656641,629
Total2,7943,6832,6689,245