Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 24
FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1953
Extractions | Anaesthetics | Fillings | Scalings or scaling and gum treatment | S ilver Nitrate treatment | Dressings | Radiographs | Dentures provided | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local | General | Complete | Partial | |||||||
Expectant) & Nursing) Mothers) | 542 | 239 | 66 | 438 | 252 | 4 | 95 | 28 | 17 | 61 |
Children) under five) | 786 | 34 | 385 | 146 | 14 | 77 | 122 | 3 | - | 1 |
TABLE 25
NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1954
Examined | Needing treatment | Treated | Made dentally fit | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expectant & Nursing Mothers | 290 | 282 | 296 | 68 |
Children under five | 542 | 503 | 445 | 358 |
TABLE 26
FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1954
Extractions | General Anaesthetics | Fillings | Scalings or scaling and gum treatment | Silver Nitrate treatment | Crowns or Inlays | Radiographs | Dentures provided | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full upper or lower | Partial upper , or lower | ||||||||
Expectant) & Nursing) Mothers) | 400 | 84 | 269 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 106 |
Children) under five) | 734 | 401 | 94 | 4 | 21 | - | 1 | - | - |
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTION 203
The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notifications:—
(a) Live Births: | 1953 | 1954 |
---|---|---|
(1) Domiciliary | 295 | 331 |
(11) Institutional | 1,362 | 1,175 |