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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was:—
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments to Dental Surgeon in respect of attendances | 157 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Payments to Dental Surgeon for Dentures supplied | 141 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Payments to Anaesthetist | 22 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Total payments | £320 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Patients' Contributions:— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| For Dentures | 42 | 14 | 0 | |||
| For Extractions, etc. | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total Contributions | 53 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Net Cost to the Council | £267 | 3 | 3 | |||
In 29 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 Council under its Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme during the past five years:—
| Year. | No. of Sessions held. | No. of Attendances. | No. of Extractions. | No. of Fillings. | No. of other treatments. | No. of Persons to whom Dentures were supplied. | No. of Dentures supplied. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 81 | 874 | 1120 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 105 |
| 1931 | 100 | 1030 | 1308 | 149 | 72 | 69 | 124 |
| 1932 | 100 | 993 | 1213 | 81 | 90 | 56 | 102 |
| 1933 | 99 | 995 | 1175 | 96 | 107 | 60 | 102 |
| 1934 | 100 | 922 | 989 | 121 | 98 | 56 | 103 |
| Totals | 480 | 4814 | 5805 | 528 | 441 | 305 | 536 |
The continued success of the Dental Clinic is a tribute to the
work and popularity of the Dental Surgeon and the Anaesthetist.
The Council has been very fortunate in engaging the services of such
satisfactory officers.