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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following tables show the work carried out in Hornsey during the year:
| Age Groups | No. inspected | No. found to require treatment | No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 48 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| 5-16 and over | 9,006 | 4,675 | 4,637 | ||||
| Specials | 1,522 | 1,426 | 1,285 | ||||
| Totals | 10,576 | 6,132 | 5,953 | ||||
| Number of pupils treatment commenced | 2,762 | ||||||
| Number of pupils treatment completed | 2,180 | ||||||
| Number of attendances made by pupils for treatment | 6,607 | ||||||
| Number of appointments not kept | 1,288 | ||||||
| Number of half days devoted to | (a) Inspection | 79 | |||||
| (b) Treatment | 974 | ||||||
| Fillings—Permanent Teeth | 4,954 | ||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,430 | ||||||
| Number of teeth filled.—Permanent Teeth | 4,274 | ||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,358 | ||||||
| Extractions—Permanent Teeth | 272 | ||||||
| Permanent Teeth for Orthodontia | 49 | ||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,929 | ||||||
| Anaesthetics | (a) General | 726 | |||||
| (b) Local | 676 | ||||||
| (c) Regional | 20 | ||||||
| Other operations | (a) Permanent Teeth | 771 | |||||
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 1,583 | ||||||