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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
Walthamstow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Herewith is a summary of the work carried out during the years 1953 and 1954
| 1953 | 1954 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients treated | 680 | 725 | ||
| Appointments made | 4,531 | 4,548 | ||
| „ kept | 4,150 | 4,054 | ||
| Plastic fillings | 2,066 total | 465 | 437 | 2,125 total |
| Amalgam | 1,601 | 1,688 | ||
| Inlays | 4 | 4 | ||
| Crowns | 36 | 21 | ||
| Sealings and gum treatments | 411 | 387 | ||
| Dressings | 628 | 758 | ||
| No. of teeth extracted | 959 | 755 | ||
| General anaesthetics | 207 | 222 | ||
| Local „ | 345 | 418 | ||
| X-rays | 270 | 440 | ||
| Impressions | 623 | 627 | ||
| Bites | 163 | 168 | ||
| Try-ins | 227 | 213 | ||
| Full upper dentures | 280 total dentures | 91 | 96 | 262 total dentures |
| lower „ | 79 | 64 | ||
| Partial upper dentures | 72 | 60 | ||
| lower | 38 | 42 | ||
| Repairs | 182 | 195 |
DENTAL LABORATORY
Herewith is a list of the appliances completed for the General
Dental Service:
| 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|
| New Dentures | 291 | 253 |
| Orthodontic Appliances | – | 1 |
| Crowns | 8 | 8 |
| Repairs | 182 | 207 |
| Inlays | – | 2 |
During the year the following work was carried out for the Walthamstow and Leyton Committees for Education:—
| Walthamstow | Leyton | |
|---|---|---|
| Orthodontic Appliances | 247 | 25 |
| Dentures | 61 | – |
| Crowns | 18 | – |
| Repairs | 47 | 12 |
The following appliances were completed for the Regional
Hospital Board. This work is now done for patients in the
Connaught, Harts and King George Hospitals:—
Bite splints for correction of
temporo-mandibular disorders 16
Dentures 36
Repairs 16