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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Centre. | Sessions held | New Cases. | • Repeated Attendances. | Total Attendances. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Mothers | Children | Mothers | |||
| Richmond Road | 103 | 149 | 175 | 195 | 630 | 1,149 |
The work done at the dental clinic during the period under
review was as follows:—
No. of teeth extracted 1,392
No of teeth stopped 105
No. of scalings and dressings 384
No. of general anaesthetic cases 378
No. of local anaesthetic cases 7
No. of persons to whom dentures were supplied (127 dentures) 77
The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments to Dental Surgeon and Anaesthetist in respect of attendances | 203 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Payments to Dental Surgeon for Dentures supplied | 162 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total payments | £366 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Patients contributions— For Dentures | £91 | 6 | 3 | |||
| For Extractions, etc. | 24 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total Contributions | 115 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Net Cost to Council | £250 | 6 | 9 | |||
Health Visiting:—Visits of Health Visitors during the
year :—
To expectant mothers first visits 1,226
total visits 4,294
To infants under one year of
age first visits 2,153
total visits 7,626
To children between the ages
of one and five years total visits 13,077
Maternity Hospital Accommodation.— The Council pays the
sum of one guinea in respect of each necessitous person admitted