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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
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AT THE DENTAL CLINIC—(a) TUBERCULOSIS.
| Particulars of Patients. | Number of Fillings. | Number of Scalings. | Extraction Cases. | Dentures. | Number of Dressings. | Number for Advice. | Denture Visits. | Number of New Patients. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ' | Number of Attendances. | Simple. | Root. | Without Anaesthetic. | Local Administrations. | Gas Administrations. | Number of Teeth Extracted. _ | Upper. | Lower. | Re-models | Repairs. | |||||
| Women | 95 | 4 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 26 | 117 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 16 |
| Children | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men | 71 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 14 | 74 | 6 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 14 | 40 | 8 |
| Total | 166 | 7 | - | 11 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 191 | 12 | 11 | - | 8 | 1 | 37 | 75 | 24 |
| No. of Ordinary sessions held 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| No. of Gas „ „ 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| (b) MATERNITY. | ||||||||||||||||
| Women | 607 | 46 | - | 53 | 1 | 9 | 158 | 827 | 40 | 35 | - | 13 | 7 | 110 | 264 | 75 |
| Children | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | 28 |
| Total | 675 | 46 | - | 53 | 1 | 9 | 194 | 924 | 40 | 35 | - | 13 | 7 | 142 | 264 | 103 |
| No. of Ordinary sessions held 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| No. of gas ,, „ 26 | ||||||||||||||||