Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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New Cases. | Repeated Attendances. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centre. | Sessions held. | Infants | Children | Mothers | Infants | Children | ! Mothers | Total |
Lower Clapton Road | 35 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 330 | 395 |
Richmond Road | 100 | 24 | 163 | — | 258 | 3,742 | — | 4,187 |
Elsdale Street | 97 | 12 | 139 | 8 | 123 | 2,721 | 190 | 3,193 |
Totals | 232 | 38 | 303 | 40 | 399 | 6,475 | 520 | 7,775 |
Centre. | Session3 held | New Cases. | Repeated Attendances. | Total Attendances. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children | Mothers | Children | Mothers | |||
Lower Clapton Road | 32 | 108 | 11 | 15 | 145 | 279 |
Richmond Road | 110 | 196 | 117 | 190 | 631 | 1,134 |
Totals | 142 | 304 | 128 | 205 | 776 | 1,413 |
The work done at the dental clinics during the period under review was as follows :—
No. of teeth extracted | 1,256 |
No of teeth stopped | 92 |
No. of scalings and dressings | 381 |
No. of general anaesthetic cases | 320 |
No. of local anaesthetic cases | 63 |
No. of persons to whom dentures were supplied (159 dentures) | 87 |
The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was :—
£ | s. | d. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payment to Dental Surgeon and Anaesthetist in respect of attendances | 253 | 11 | 6 | |||
Payments to Dental Surgeon for Dentures supplied | 213 | 2 | 9 | |||
Total payments | £466 | 14 | 3 | |||
Patients' contributions— | ||||||
For Dentures.. | £57 | 16 | 0 | |||
For Extractions, etc. | 14 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total Contributions | 71 | 18 | 0 | |||
Net Cost to Council | £394 | 16 | 3 |