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 16
FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED
Extractions | General Anaesthetics | Fi11ings | Scalings or scaling and gum treatment | Silver Nitrate treatment | Radiographs | Dentures provided | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete | Partial | ||||||||
Expectant & Nursing Mothers | 1958 | 370 | 63 | 164 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 27 |
1959 | 272 | 49 | 70 | - | 1 | 20 | 10 | 16 | |
Children under five | 1958 | 350 | 195 | 160 | 7 | 109 | 3 | - | - |
1959 | 262 | 156 | 69 | - | 73 | - | - | - |
PREMATURE BIRTHS
Number of premature infants notified during the years (including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside in the area.
1958 | 1959 | ||
---|---|---|---|
(i) Born at home | 9 | 7 | |
(ii) Born in hospital or nursing home | 80 | 83 | |
Totals | 89 | 90 |