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Heston and Isleworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Although there is no Municipal Maternity Home included in the foregoing arrangements
made by the Borough Council, the erection of a first-class Maternity Block which is going to be
increased, in the West Middlesex County Hospital, provides a service which otherwise would
become the duty of the Borough Council.
DENTAL CLINIC.
The following is from the Dental Surgeon's Report for the year:—
MATERNITY & CHILD WELFARE DENTAL SCHEME, 1934.
General Comments.
Supply of Cases.—There was a slight increase in the number of patients dealt with, and
appointments show an increase from 1524 in 1933 to 2061 in 1934. Net attendances increased
from 1116 in 1933 to 1576 in 1934.
Evaluation of the above figures.—They do not altogether give a full value of the work
they have entailed, because in dealing with the youngest of the young and the "all sorts" conditions
of the Mothers, greater difficulty is experienced in disposing of these cases.
Comparative figures:—
| Year. | Mothers. | Children. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointments were | 1932 | 652 | 498 | 1150 | ||||
| 1933 | 717 | 807 | 1524 | |||||
| 1934 | Total | ... | 2061 | |||||
| Attendances were | 1932 | 491 | 434 | 925 | ||||
| 1933 | 548 | 568 | 1116 | |||||
| 1934 | Total | ... | 1576 | |||||
| Mothers. Permanent teeth. | Children. Deciduous teeth. | Total. | ||||||
| Fillings | 98 | 238 | 336 | |||||
| Extractions— | ||||||||
| Gas | 445 | 567 | 1012 | 1062 | ||||
| Local Anaesthetic | 31 | 19 | 50 | |||||
| Year. | Uppers. | Lowers. |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 42 | 34 |
| 1934 | 42 | 39 |
The number of individual mothers supplied with dentures during 1934 was 45.
| 1933 | 1934 | |
|---|---|---|
| Administrations of General Anaesthetics | 256 | 307 |
| Advice | 83 | 76 |
| Dressings | 16 | 59 |
| Impressions taken | 90 | 86 |
| Charting and Estimating | 129 | 179 |
| Silver Nitrate Treatment | 63 | 183 |
| Scaling and Polishing | 12 | 38 |
I. COHEN, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.), Dental Surgeon.
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