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Hackney 1936

[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 attendances15790
Payments to Dental Surgeon for Dentures supplied15476
Payments to Anaesthetist23126
Total payments£33590
£s.d.£s.d.
Patients' Contributions:—
For Dentures3740
For Extractions, etc.1150
Total Contributions4890
Net Cost to the Council£28700

In 34 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.
19321009931213819056102
19339999511759610760102
19341009229891219856103
19359895611651259556103
1936101995126915710662115
Totals49848615811580496290525