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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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| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under School age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Anaesthetics administered: | |||
| (a) local | 11 | 26 | 7 |
| (b) general:— | |||
| (i) by medical officers | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| (ii) by others | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 6. (a) Scaling | 21 | 16 | 1 |
| (b) Prolonged scaling and gum treatment | 6 | 1 | - |
| 7. Silver Nitrate Treatment | 1 | 5 | 71 |
| 8. Dressings | 24 | 30 | 57 |
| 9. X-ray examinations | 4 | 2 | — |
| 10. Dentures provided: | |||
| (a) full | 1 | 19 | — |
| (b) partial | 1 | 1 | — |
| 11. Dentures repaired | 1 | 3 | — |
| 12. Dentures remade: | |||
| (a) full | — | 1 | — |
| (b) partial | 3 | 4 | — |
| 13. Orthodontic appliances: | |||
| (a) fixed | — | — | — |
| (b) movable | — | — | — |
| 14. Prophylactic treatment and other operations: | |||
| Impressions | 8 | 40 | — |
| Bites | 6 | 16 | — |
| Try-ins | 5 | 32 | — |
| Easing | 4 | 24 | — |
| Polishing | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Gum Treatments | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Syringing | 1 | 1 | — |
| Inspections | 2 | 6 | — |
| 15. Number of treatments included above in 6 or 14, carried out by Oral Hygienist | 30 | 14 | - |
The services of the Dental Hygienist were available on two
half-days per week."
(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. The following report is contributed
by Dr. Helen Gillespie, Senior Psychiatrist at the Walthamstow
Child Guidance Clinic :—
" Only 9 new cases were referred during 1956. This