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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 1938
[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. | ||||||
| Males | 68 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | - | 18 | 43 | 8 |
| Females | 108 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 106 | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 1 | 35 | 64 | 9 |
| Children | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 176 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 18 | 148 | 15 | 16 | — | 8 | 1 | 53 | 107 | 17 |
| No. of Ordinary sessions held | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| No. of Gas „ „ | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| (b) MATERNITY. | ||||||||||||||||
| Women | 770 | 30 | — | 67 | — | 11 | 116 | 822 | 68 | 60 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 99 | 469 | 72 |
| Children | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Total | 816 | 30 | — | 67 | — | 11 | 137 | 899 | 68 | 60 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 123 | 470 | 96 |
| No. of Ordinary sessions held | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| No. of gas „ „ | 27 | |||||||||||||||