[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mainly as private dwellings) in which children are received for a total of two hours or more in the day and persons, who in their own homes and for reward, look after one or more children under the age of five to whom they are not related, for similar periods. At the request of the Minister of Health, publicity was given in the Local Press to the new Regulations and it soon became apparent that several Church Halls in which Play-Groups were being held, were liable for regi¬ stration under the Regulations and also that many women were caring for one child only, often a friend’s or neighbour’s and they also were required to be registered by the Local Health Authority. An inspection of the Church Halls revealed that many had inadequate toilet and hand-washing facilities and registration of these premises was deferred until improvements could be made. No woman, already caring for one child, was found to be unsuitable and registration was approved in every case. At the end of the year, the premises and persons registered were as follows Nursery (1) 24 children Play Groups in Church Halls, etc. (4) 80 „ Child Minders — All day care (6) 17 „ Sessional care (2) .. 20 „ DENTAL SERVICE Chief Dental Officer: G. A. Vega, b.d.s. Due to staffing difficulties during the year, the overall output in this section was reduced, the maternity service having suffered badly during 1968 com¬ pared with the previous year. It is a welcome surprise to find that as far as child welfare work is con¬ cerned, the results are quite encouraging, with an actual increase in con¬ servation work of approximately 18%. The ratio of teeth filled to teeth extracted has improved and is 6.6:1, compared with 3.3:1 in 1967 — a very encouraging development indeed. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE First visit . Subsequent visits Total visits ... No. of additional courses commenced Treatment provided No. of fillings Teeth filled ... Teeth extracted General anaesthetics given Emergencies . Patients X-rayed . Scaling and/or removal of stains ... Teeth otherwise conserved. Teeth root filled . Inlays . Crowns . No. of courses of treatment completed during the year . Prosthetics Patients supplied with F.U. or F.L. . Patients supplied with other dentures No. of dentures supplied ... Children Expectant and 0-4 inclusive Nursing Mothers 383 68 196 144 579 212 11 2 758 158 666 136 101 160 28 11 77 13 3 9 32 28 64 — — 2 — 4 293 74 9 4 16