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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Section 21
Health Service Clinics
Low Hall Lane, E.17 (Opened in 1929)
Higham Hill Priory Court, E.17 (Opened in 1959)
Silverdale Road, Highams Park, E.4. (Adapted for Clinic purposes
1948)
West Avenue, E.17 (Opened as Health Services Clinic in 1949)
General Dental Service
No. of sessions 393
Appointments made 2,334
kept 2,029
Plastic fillings 174)
Amalgam fillings 805)
Inlays 1
Crowns 2
Scalings and gum treatments 259
Dressings 211
Extractions 189
General anaesthetics 13
Local anaesthetics 274
X-rays 422
Impressions 403
Bites 85
Try-ins 171
Pull upper dentures 71) ^
Full lower dentures 59)
Partial upper dentures 22) dentures
Partial lower dentures 10)
Repairs 39
Orthodontic Appliances 4
Dental Laboratory
| Dentures | Re-pairs | Re-linea | Remakes | Appliances | Crowna | Inlays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dental Service | 129 | 102 | 11 | 12 | . | 2 | 2 |
| Walthamstow Committee for Education | 29 | 15 | – | 2 | 89 | 16 | 1 |
| Leyton Committee for Education | 43 | 8 | – | – | 45 | 7 | – |
| Forest Divisional Executive Committee for Education | 9 | 2 | – | – | 35 | – | – |
| Maternity and Child Welfare Patients | 3 | - | – | – | – | 1 | – |