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East Ham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
ACT, 1946
SECTIONS 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 51.
Full details of the Council's proposals approved by the Minister of Health, as indicated in my
report for 1948, have been published in booklet form and are available for reference.
SECTION 22-CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
DENTAL CARE
TABLE 11
NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE
| Examined | Needing treatment | Treated | Made dentally fit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant & Nursing Mothers | 1960 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 47 |
| 1961 | 157 | 150 | 133 | 64 | |
| Children under five | 1960 | 260 | 242 | 223 | 94 |
| 1961 | 267 | 228 | 205 | 117 | |
TABLE 12
FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED
| Extractions | General Anaesthetics | Fillings | Scalings or scaling and gum treatment | Silver Nitrate treatment | Radiographs | Dentures provided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Partial | ||||||||
| Expectant & Nursing Mothers | 1960 | 321 | 95 | 127 | 27 | — | 1 | 14 | 16 |
| 1961 | 291 | 61 | 171 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |
| Children under five | 1960 | 314 | 152 | 93 | 3 | 116 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 277 | 122 | 57 | 6 | 109 | 2 | — | — | |
From the table appended it can be seen that fewer expectant and nursing mothers and their young
children (under 5 years) received dental treatment in the two years under review than in 1958/1959.