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Heston and Isleworth 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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The total income is found, the rent is deducted, and the remaining amount is divided
by the number of persons in the family, and on the scale the charges are:—
Income less than 8/- per head Free
Between 8/- and 10/- per head 9/-
Between 10/- and 12/- per head 18/-
Above 12/- per head full amount £1 17 0
Cases of special difficulty are specially considered.
Simple treatment by extraction only, is of course carried out in suitable cases.
There seem to be varying dental opinions with regard to the most suitable teeth to
extract to secure best results, but the writer does not incline to any one school, all have their
place and use in skilled hands.
Mechanic's Fees.

The amount paid to the Dental Mechanic during the year was £6131 15s. 11d., made up as follows:—

For models£21189
For appliances, dentures, etc. ...£87148
For attendances at Clinic£1626
Total£1311511

Fewer models will be needed in future in view of the attendance of the Orthodontic
Specialist at the Clinic, whereas formerly, a dental model had to be taken in each case to be
sent up to the Royal Dental Hospital when the Specialist there was considering the case.
The following gives the numbers and classification of Orthodontic appliances
supplied:—
Coil springs 9
Inclined planes 2
Splints 11
Retention 4
Labial wire and coil spring 1
Expansion 14
Expansion and retraction 7
Retraction 30
Expansion and screws 2
Screws 26
Expansion and inclined plane 1
Bite plates 3
Retraction and inclined plane 4
Lip Exercisor 1
Repairs 10
Progressive alterations 5
Gold bands 4
Dentures for school children 2
Total 136
Dental Clinic Orthodontic Work—Year 1932.

The following Table gives some indication of the work involved during the past year:—

Impressions takenUpper449
Lower444
Total893
Orthodontic appliances fitted129
Orthodontic adjustments430
Orthodontic cases—advice451
Orthodontic cases—reviewed342