[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.

  • Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dental. CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. The dental service has carried on during- the year on a very reduced scale as the figures given belo-w will show. Only one part-time dentist has been available throughout the year but I am pleased to report that two full-time dentists were appointed in December, and our establishment of dental officers is now almost complete. My next report will show a great increase in dental treatment, and I hope the Council’s priority dental service which has been of such inestimable value in the past will now be to continue undisturbed bv staff shortages. J o Mothers referred 35 Mothers’ subsequent appointments 33 Ante-natals, referred 67 Ante-natals, subsequent appointments 33 Total Attendances (a) — 168 Pre-school children referred 206 Pre-school children, subsequent appoint- ments 27 Total Attendances (b) — 233 Total (a) and (b) 401 Treatment. Fillings: Permanent 23 Temporary 17 Total — 40 Extractions: Permanent 142 Temporary 350 Total — 492 Dentures Fitted 12 Other Operations: Scaling 17 Dressings, etc. 69 X-rays 25 Total — 111 No. of administrations of nitrous-oxide for extraction 237 Midwifery. The total number of births (live and still) was 1,050, of which 520 occurred at home and 530 at nearby Alaternity Homes and Hospitals, Of the Institutional confiiaements 342 took place in the Rosemary Ednam Maternity Home. In the case of domiciliary confinements 397 were attended by midwives alone, and in 123 cases a doctor also attended. In 120 cases Medical Aid was sent for, a percentage of 24.2 as against 20.8 in 1950.