[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Treatment. Temporary Teeth. Permanent Teeth. Total. Extractions 9,860 2,082 12,551 Fillings, amalgam 1,434 10,171 11,005 Fillings, cement 1,171 1,154 2,325 Other treatment (Scalings, etc.) ... 2,100 7,205 9,311 Number of sessions spent on inspection 380 Number of sessions spent on treatment ... 4,120* The undernoted Table and Table Va (supplementary) show the work carried out by each officer:— Denial Officer. No. of Children treated. Extractions {,temporary teeth.) Extractions [Permanent] teeth.) Fillings, Amalgam or Cement. Other Treatments. General A naesthetics. Mr. Gibson 20 65 37 3 3 16 Mr. Rankin 110 67 26 125 11 6 Mrs. Owens 701 963 266 1,431 157 109 Mr. Hay ... 982 843 185 1,239 1,021 6 Miss M'Donald 710 1,378 295 386 399 114 Mr. M'Intyre 881 539 246 1,372 929 15 Mr. Reid ... 1,044 1,112 324 1,410 616 — Mr. Westwood 907 809 297 1,212 1,294 58 Mr. Thain ... 1,339 1,050 233 2,075 1,180 — Mr. Davies 981 1,255 197 1,572 923 129 Mrs. Spracklan 801 693 311 1,010 759 99 Miss M'Lachlan ... 410 469 75 688 721 57 Mrs. Thom 628 413 81 576 659 — Miss Pringle 342 213 109 831 639 — Totals 9,928 9,869 2,682 13,930 9,311 609 WILLIAM GIBSON, Dental Department, 13 Clydesdale Street, Hamilton. August, 1954. Chief Dental Officer. 8. SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES. The handicapped child receives a considerable and increasing degree of attention. From the educational and medical points of view such children—physically handicapped and mentally handi- capped—receive attention in four special schools with clinics attached and one occupational centre.