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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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"I can only hope that in 1957, with a few more sessions
available, there will be a reduction in the numbers of disappointed
applicants."
Herewith is a summary of the work undertaken during the years 1955 and 1956:—
| 1955 | 1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients treated | 831 | 941 | ||
| Appointments made | 4,867 | 5,008 | ||
| „ kept | 4,396 | 4,533 | ||
| Plastic fillings | 381 | 2,048 | 413 | 1,944 |
| Amalgam fillings | 1,667 | total | 1,531 | total |
| Inlays | 9 | 7 | ||
| Crowns | 29 | 28 | ||
| Scalings and gum treatments | 441 | 450 | ||
| Dressings | 515 | 549 | ||
| Extractions | 752 | 756 | ||
| General anaesthetics | 211 | 138 | ||
| Local anaesthetics | 462 | 638 | ||
| X-rays | 509 | 588 | ||
| Impressions | 609 | 591 | ||
| Bites | 170 | 166 | ||
| Try-ins | 221 | 234 | ||
| Full upper dentures | 771 | 851 | ||
| Full lower dentures | 56 | 214 total | 53 | 220 total |
| Partial upper dentures | 51 | dentures | 48 | dentures |
| Partial lower dentures | 30 | 34 | ||
| Repairs | 211 | 154 | ||
The following work was undertaken during the year:-
| Dentures | Repairs | Re-line | Orthodontic | Inlays | Orthodontic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remakes | Appliances | Crowns | Splints | Study Models | Other Models | |||||
| General Dental Service | 231 | 221 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1,265 |
| Walthamstow Committee for Education | 41 | 42 | - | - | 219 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 714 | - |
| Leyton Committee for Education | 21 | 6 | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maternity and Child Welfare Patients | 23 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Regional Hospital Board (Connaught and Harts Hospitals) | 21 | 14 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10* | - | - |
* Bite splints for correction of temporo mandibular disorders.