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Heston and Isleworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1934 | ... | ... | 1576 | ||
| 1935 | 1245 | 1058 | 2303 | ||
| Mothers. Permanent teeth. | Children. Deciduous teeth. | Total. | |||
| Fillings | 237 | 469 | 706 | ||
| Extractions— Gas | 828 | 759 | 1587 | 1620 | |
| Local Anaesthetic | 16 | 17 | 33 | ||
Dentures supplied to mothers.
| Year. | Upper. | Lower. |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 42 | 39 |
| 1935 | 77 | 70 |
The number of individual mothers supplied with dentures during 1935 was 80.
Details of other work, years 1934 and 1935.
| 1934 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|
| Administrations of General Anaesthetics | 307 | 476 |
| Advice | 76 | 113 |
| Dresings | 59 | 128 |
| Impressions taken | 86 | 181 |
| Charting and Estimating | 179 | 279 |
| Silver Nitrate Treatment | 183 | 178 |
| Scaling and Polishing | 38 | 57 |
| Treatment of Gums | — | 17 |
I. COHEN, l.d.s., r.c.s. (eng.),
Dental Surgeon.
Notification of Births.
| Number of live births notified during the year | 1369 |
| Number of still births notified | 43 |
| Notified by midwives | 1021 |
| Notified by parents or doctors | 391 |
No special measures exist for dealing with unmarried mothers or illegitimate children of
such, but cases not wholly destitute have derived benefit through the Council's scheme for grants
of food and milk.
VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND HELPERS.
The lsleworth Nursing Association and the Osterley, North Hounslow and Heston Nursing
Association are the only Voluntary Societies in direct contact with the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme.
Special mention must be made of the undermentioned for services rendered at the Welfare
Clinics, and also for o-ifts of prams, toys, clothing, etc., which are given to the other mothers:—
Mrs. Goff, Miss Goff, Mrs. Northcote, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Jacklin, Mrs.
Shirley, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Scances, Mrs. Amon, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs.
Powell, Mrs. Bull and Mrs. Gould, at the Hounslow (No. 1) Centre; Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs.
Biggers, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Beal, at the Hounslow (No. 2) Centre; Mrs.
Chedgey, Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Griffen, Miss Adams, Mrs. Ebutt, Miss Beale, Mrs.
Boakes, Mrs. Widdowson, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Middleton,
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