[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough.

  • Cheltenham (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'Perineal Injuries 43 Delayed Labour 17 Abnormal Presentations 7 Conditions arising during Labour -4 Abnormal Haemorrhage Retained Products of 3 Conception 2 Other conditions 10 r Rise of Temperature ... 8 {d) Conditions arising after Labour 1 ^ Other conditions 16 r Feebleness or Prematurity 3 j Inflamed Eyes 12 (e) Condition of the Infant ^ Deformities — Other conditions 6 Total ... 169' Dental Treatment of Nursing and Expectant Mothers and Children under 5. The following table shows the work done by the School Dentist for the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee up to 4th July, 1948. No. of sessions held during 1948 = 68 Saturday Morning & Thursday Evening Mothers Infants Nursery Probationers Attendances ... 374 76 6 Extractions ... 172 — — Extractions (under gas) 344 12 — Fillings ... ... Attendances for other treatment, 28 i 7 5 impressions, fitting dentures, etc. 177 45 3 Total number of dentures provided during 1947 22 Number of cases receiving assistance in payment... Nil Special Cases. In order to meet the difficulty presented by younger children needing multiple extractions and requiring a period for recovery, one or two sessions are held each term at the Children’s Hospital. The following is a summary of this work :— No. of sessions ... ... ... 4 No. of children treated ... ... 20 No. of teeth extracted ... ... 39 „ „ „ „ (under gas). 12