London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 20
ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
| AGE GROUPS | Totals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Number of pupils examined | . | 2 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 79 |
| Number of pupils selected for treatment | . | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 71 |
Number of pupils commenced treatment (first attendance) 100
Number of attendances made for treatment 1,352
Number of consultations 39
Number of impressions, etc 568
Number of fixed appliances fitted 78
Number of removable appliances fitted 214
Number of radiographs (a) at Dental Clinics 158
(b) at Hospitals
Number of pupils treatment complete 41
Number of orthodontic sessions (1/2 days) 85
General Health and Infectious Diseases
In general the children as seen at routine medical inspection are
healthy, well-nourished and well-clad, and the following tables show
the results of inspection. Diseases of squalor such as pediculosis and
scabies are, except for a hard core of cases, becoming a thing of the
past. The commonest problems met with to-day are mental rather than
physical and this subject is taken up later in this report.
TABLE 21 PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
| Periodic Medical Inspection s | Other periodic inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Second age group | Third age group | Total | |
| 939 | 888 | 1,051 | 2,878 | 1,914 |
Other Inspections
| Special inspections | Re-inspections |
|---|---|
| 1,555 | 954 |