[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough.

  • Barrow-in-Furness (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Died in 24 hours. Died 1 day — Imonth. 1 Survived 1 month. Total. Born at home and 1 retained at home .... — 1 4 5 ' Born at home and transferred to 1 Hospital _ 1 j Born in Hospital .... 3 3 48 54 j Total 3 4 52 59 DENTAL TREATMENT During the year 83 sessions were devoted to the treatment of expectant and lursing mothers and children under 5. 354 attendances were made by expectant jind nursing mothers and 723 by children under 5. I The Council has no workshop for producing dentures, but the work is j^arried out by local mechanics. j Facilities for X-Ray are available at North Lonsdale Hospital. The following tables show the work done :— 1 j f Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit Expectant and Nursing Mothers 93 93 81 59 ' Children under 5 1 : 382 353 322 319 1 1 Scal- ing and Gum treat- ment Silver Nit- rate treat- ment Gen- eral An- aesth- etics j Dentures Provided 1 Fill- ings Ex- trac- tions Full Upper or Lower Par- tial Upper or Lower lExpectant and iNursing Mothers 84 107 1 239 19 15 8 j bhildren under 5 12 62 J 165 I 466 235