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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 1962
[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 | ||||||||||
| Mayes brook | 123 | 25 | 19 | 68 | 32 | - | 67 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Kenwood Gardens | 11 | 10 | - | 71 | 22 | - | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| (b) Evening Sessions:- | ||||||||||
| Mayes brook | 51 | 28 | 2 | 76 | 66 | — | 58 | 1 | 15 | |
| Children under 5:- | ||||||||||
| Mayes brook | 84 | 1 | 37 | 195 | - | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| Kenwood Gardens | 26 | - | 12 | 202 | — | 37 | 25 | — | — | - |
In addition there were 192 prophylactic treatments and other
operations carried out in the case of expectant and nursing mothers at
day sessions (139 at Mayes brook and 53 at Kenwood Gardens) and 217 at
evening sessions (at Mayes brook).
The total number of sessions held for expectant and nursing mothers
and children under five years of age was 107½, 74 during the day (43
at Mayes brook and 31 at Kenwood Gardens) and 33½ in the evenings (at
Mayes brook).
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. With a view to effecting economy and cohesion in the service
this work has been fully integrated with that of the distribution of nutrients
and medicaments which has been in operation in the maternity and child
welfare service for many years.