Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Congenital Malformation
Eighty-four cases of congenital malformation were notified to the Department of Health
and Social Services during the year.
Children "At Risk"
1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
---|---|---|---|
Children on Register at 1st January | 2,600 | 3.070 | 2,156 |
Children added during year | 1,412 | 1,276 | 1,560 |
Children removed during year | 1,387 | 1,746 | 646 |
Children on Register at 31st December | 2,625 | 2,600 | 3*070 |
Cervical Cytology Clinics
HATCH LANE | GRANLEIGH ROAD | |
---|---|---|
No.of smears taken | 873 | 394 |
No.of sessions | 42 | 22 |
Dental Treatment of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under five years
CHILDREN UNDER 5 YRS. | EXPECTANT & NURSING MOTHERS | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
Number of patients given first inspections during year | 272 | 312 | 182 | 26 | 19 | 15 |
Number of patients who required treatment | 171 | 194 | 1 11 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Number of patients who were offered treatment | 164 | 194 | 103 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Attendances for treatment: | ||||||
First visit | 569 | 513 | 475 | 33 | 30 | 21 |
Subsequent visits | 560 | 644 | 587 | 38 | 52 | 86 |
Total visits | 1,129 | 1,157 | 1,062 | 71 | 82 | 107 |
Treatment provided: | ||||||
Number of fillings | 720 | 766 | 775 | 29 | 54 | 63 |
Teeth filled | 666 | 682 | 708 | 23 | 48 | 50 |
Teeth extracted | 213 | 192 | 323 | 1 1 | 29 | 34 |
General anaesthetics given | 81 | 79 | 140 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Emergency visits by patients | 37 | 33 | 45 | 4 | 5 | - |
Patients X-rayed | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Patients treated by scaling and/or removal of stains from the teeth (Prophylaxis) | 327 | 221 | 141 | 7 | 23 | 11 |
Teeth otherwise conserved | 147 | 163 | 70 | - | ||
Teeth root filled | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Number of courses of treatment completed during year | 374 | 259 | 212 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Patients supplied with full upper or full lower dentures | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Patients supplied with other dentures | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
Number of dentures supplied | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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