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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
East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Dental Treatment of Uninsured Tuberculous Patients.
TABLE 28.
| Case No. | Date. | Treatment. | Cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |||
| 1 | 2-3-37 | Extractions 4, partial lower denture | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | 30-7-37 | Extractions 16, complete upper and lower dentures | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| *3 | 17-8-37 | Extractions 22, complete upper and lower dentures | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 24-9-37 | Extractions 10, Re-model upper denture, supply part lower denture | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| 5 | 16-10 37 | Complete upper & lower dentures | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 23-10-37 | Remodel complete upper denture | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 1-12 37 | Extractions 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | £24 | 1 | 8 | ||
* Insured person, approved by Committee, Society paid half cost of
£6-15-0.
Harts Sanatorium.
STATISTICS.
Discharges, including deaths: 163 (97 M., 65 F., 1 Ch.).
Deaths: 14 (10 M., 4 F.).
Insured patients: 119 (87 M., 32 F.).
Non-insured patients: 44 (10 M., 33 F., 1 Ch.).
Average duration of treatment: 24.26 weeks.
Number of patient-days: 26,998.
Number of beds available at end of year : 80 (78 adult; 2 ch.).
Average number of beds occupied: 73.97 (92.46%).
Admissions by ambulance: 58 (32 M., 26 F.).
From Hospitals 30 (18 M., 12 F.)
From Home 28 (14 M., 14 F.)
Of the cases discharged or deceased, 22 had already had one
course of treatment at Harts (,17 M., 5 F.) ; and 5 (4 M., 1 F.)
had had two courses.
Immediate Results of Treatment.
Discharged Quiescent, including
4 observation cases notified as
tuberculous 72 (42 M., 29 F., 1 Ch.)
Discharged Non-quiescent 70 (42 M., 28 F.)
Of these were Improved 62 (36 M., 26 F.)
Not Improved 8 ( 6 M., 2 F.)