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East Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Dental Treatment of Uninsured Tuberculous Patients.
Patients eligible for dental treatment are those who are unable
to derive full benefit from their treatment for tuberculosis owing
to oral sepsis. The Council provide this form of treatment for
uninsured cases except for patients already covered by dental
schemes of other bodies, e.g., school children and tuberculous
pensioners are excluded from benefit. For insured persons who
arc tuberculous, the approved societies make a contribution
towards the cost of dental attention required.
The treatment includes extractions, fillings and dentures
where necessary.
Full use is made of these valuable facilities, often with considerable
benefit to the patient on the principle that "a healthy
mouth favours a healthy body."
The following are the details:—
| Case No. | Date | Treatment | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22/3/34 | Seven extractions, complete upper dentures | s. | d. | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 17/4/34 | Twenty extractions, complete upper and lower dentures | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 4/5/34 | Thirteen extractions, complete upper and lower dentures | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 18/5/34 | Complete upper and lower dentures | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | 20/7/34 | Extraction of all teeth, complete upper and lower dentures (half cost) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 21/9/34 | Three extractions, scaling, fillings and 5 teeth on upper denture | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | 22/9/34 | One extraction and four fillings | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 15/11/34 | Extraction of all teeth and stumps, complete upper and lower dentures | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| £34 | 9 | 6 | |||