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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 1937
[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 | 102 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 61 | 7 | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 11 |
| Children | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Men | 60 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 48 | 4 |
| Total | 169 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 21 | 107 | 14 | 15 | — | 14 | 1 | 21 | 111 | 17 |
No. of Ordinary sessions held 10
No. of Gas „ „ 12
(b) MATERNITY.
| Women | 835 | 19 | — | 53 | — | 20 | 158 | 1062 | 72 | 62 | — | 14 | 4 | 134 | 459 | 99 |
| Children | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 26 |
| Total | 883 | 19 | — | 53 | — | 20 | 182 | 1144 | 72 | 62 | — | 14 | 4 | 164 | 459 | 125 |
No. of Ordinary sessions held 12
No. of gas „ „ 22