London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
This page requires JavaScript
| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under School age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. Orthodontic appliances: | |||
| (a) fixed | - | 1 | — |
| (b) movable | - | — | — |
| 14. Prophylactic treatment and other operations: | |||
| Impressions | 11 | 64 | — |
| Bites | 6 | 32 | — |
| Try-ins ...... | 6 | 28 | — |
| Easing | 2 | 17 | — |
| Polishing | 71 | 13 | — |
| Gum Treatments | 58 | 9 | 1 |
| Syringing | — | 8 | 1 |
| Excision of Roots | 3 | — | — |
| 15. Number of treatments included above in 6 or 14, carried out by Oral | |||
| Hygienist | 205 | 28 | — |
The services of the Dental Hygienist were available on two
days per week. Apart from chairside work for the priority groups,
talks were given at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital.
(d) Tonsils and Adenoids.— Children are treated at various
hospitals.
(e) Ophthalmic Defects and Minor Ailments.— Children are
given treatment either at the School Clinics or by special appointment.
(f) Child Guidance.— The special fortnightly session for
children under school age which began at the West Avenue Welfare
Centre in 1951 was continued with success. The following
report is contributed by Dr. Helen Gillespie, Senior Psychiatrist
at the Walthamstow Child Guidance Clinic:—
"The number referred during the year was 12.
"The work there continues to give gratifying results, and
I am confirmed in my view that this is a rewarding field of
work for reasons which I have outlined in previous reports.
Nevertheless, the number of cases referred to this clinic
remains disappointingly low, in spite of the increasing public
recognition of the importance of this type of work.
"A greater number of referrals of suitable problems
would be welcome."