[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow].

  • Walthamstow (England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1958?]
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    66 the dental laboratory has been able to produce an increasing number of new dentures and other appliances. This was managed by the technicians without any decline in their usual high standard of craftmanship. Herewith is a summary of the work undertaken during the years 1956 and 1957:— 1956 1957 Number of patients treated 941 953 Appointments made 5,008 5,910 „ kept 4,533 5,347 Plastic fillings 413 1,944 595 2,327 Amalgam fillings 1,531 total 1,732 total Inlays 7 8 Crowns 28 38 Scalings and gum treatments 450 511 Dressings 549 708 Extractions 756 861 General anaesthetics 138 228 Local anaesthetics 638 575 X-rays 588 641 Impressions 591 773 Bites 166 193 Try-ins 234 286 Full upper dentures 85 117 295 total dentures Full lower dentures 53 220 total 81 Partial upper dentures 48 dentures 56 Partial lower dentures 34 41 Repairs 154 190 Minor Oral Surgery — 195 Other operations - 1,026 DENTAL LABORATORY The fallowing work was undertaken during the year:— Den tures Repairs Re-line Re makes Appli ances Crowns Inlays Study Models Other Models General Dental Service 292 180 27 6 - 18 8 - 1,448 Walthamstow Committee for Education 63 43 - - 254 18 2 726 - Leyton Committee for Education - 6 - - 41 - - - - Maternity and Child Welfare Patients 16 1 - - - 1 1 - - Regional Hospital Board (Connaught and Harts Hospitals) 51 13 2 - 16* - - - - * Bite splints for correction of temporo mandibular disorders.
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