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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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 | 179 | 26 | 47 | 144 | 62 | - | 68 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| (b) Evening Sessions | 78 | 56 | - | 226 | 180 | 5 | 137 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Children under 5 | 130 | - | 58 | 218 | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
In addition there were 116 prophylactic treatments
and other operations carried out in the case of expectant
and nursing mothers at day sessions and 276 at evening
sessions.
The total number of sessions held for expectant and
nursing mothers and children under five years of age was
95, 46 during the day and 49 in the evenings.
DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL WELFARE FOODS.
The distribution of national welfare foods (National
Dried Milk, orange juice, cod liver oil and vitamin tablets)
to beneficiaries has continued to be the responsibility of the
local health authorities under the National Health Service.
On the 28th December, 1959, the food store and
office were moved from the former ambulance station at
ClarksRoad to the accommodation provided for this service
at the new Kenwood Gardens Health Services Clinic and the
main distribution centre which had been operating at the
Public Health Offices, Valentines Mansion, was transferred
there as from the 11th January, I960. The distribution
centre which had been held on one day a week at the Methodist
Church Hall, Fremantle Road, was closed on the 5th
January, I960, as the main distribution centre is now in the
catchment area it was formerly serving.
The following shows the present distribution centres,
with the days and times they are open:-