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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
Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The number of cases treated at the Clinic during 1956 was as follows:
| Examined | Needing Treatment | Treated | Made Dentally - Fit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and nursing mothers | ||||
| (a) Day Sessions | 60 | 60 | 86 | 49 |
| (b) Evening Sessions | 129 | 129 | 134 | 119 |
| Children under 5 | 132 | 132 | 131 | 140 |
The forms of dental treatment provided were:—
| Extractions | Anaesthetics | Fillings | Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment | Silver Nitrate treatment | Dressings | Radiographs | Dentures Provided, repaired and remade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | |||||||||
| Complete | Partial | |||||||||
| Expectant and nursing mothers | ||||||||||
| (a) Day Sessions | 524 | 33 | 95 | 125 | 37 | — | 47 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| (b) Evening Sessions | 141 | 110 | - | 387 | 212 | - | 119 | 5 | 43 | 41 |
| Children under 5 | 242 | 1 | 91 | 315 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — |
In addition there were 227 prophylactic treatments and other operations
carried out in the case of expectant and nursing mothers at day sessions
and 437 at evening sessions.
The total number of sessions held for expectant and nursing mothers
and children under five years of age was 141½, 68 during the day and 73½
in the evenings.
Distribution of National Welfare Foods.
Owing to the closure of the local Food Offices, the distribution of
national welfare foods (National Dried Milk, orange juice, cod liver oil
and vitamin tablets) to beneficiaries has been the responsibility of the local
health authorities under the National Health Service since the 28th June,
1954.
The Main Store and Distribution Centre at 279 Cranbrook Road was
vacated as at June 30th 1957, and the main store and office removed to the
former Ambulance Station, Clarks Road. No issues to the public are made
from Clarks Road.
A new distribution centre was opened at the Public Health Offices as
from 1st July, 1957, to serve the mothers in the northern part of Ilford,