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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

Hackney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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at the Welfare Centres. The application is then considered and a
voucher issued to the applicant authorising treatment at the Clinic.
This voucher is only available for six months.

Table: The work done at the Clinic during the period under review was as follows:—

The work done at the Clinic during the period under review was as follows:—

No. of sessions held100
Mothers.Children.
No. of primary attendances10582
No. of repeat attendances685121
Total attendances790203
No. of teeth extracted1,213
No. of teeth stopped81
No. of scalings and dressings90
No. of general anaesthetic cases251
No. of local anaesthetic cases70
No. of patients to whom dentures were supplied56 (102 dentures)

Table: The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was:—

The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was:—

£s.d.
Payments to Dental Surgeon in respect of attendances157100
Payments to Dental Surgeon for Dentures supplied143143
Payments to Anaesthetist2540
Total payments£32683
Patients' Contributions:—£s.d.£s.d.
For Dentures48186
For Extractions, etc.10170
Total Contributions59156
Net Cost to the Council£266129

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In 36 cases dentures were supplied without cost to the patients.
The following table is given in order to show the extent to
which expectant and nursing mothers and their children have
benefited from the facilities for dental treatment provided by the