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
Croydon 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| No. of Permanent Teeth. | No. of Temporary Teeth. | Total Nu.mber of Pillings. | No. of administrations of general Anaesthetic included in (1) and (2). | No. of other Operations. | Total number of children who failed to keep appointment at Dental Clinic. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracted (1). | 1 illed. | Extracted (2). | Filled. | Permanent Teeth. | Temporary Teeth. | |||||||||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boy. | Girls. | |
| Routine Inspections | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1432 | 988 | 378 | 427 | 398 | 442 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 80 | 434 | 372 |
| After re-inspection | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 115 | 88 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 25 | 29 |
| Specials | 17 | 6 | 6 | ... | 59 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 9 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids Cases | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 469 | 394 | 80 | 105 | 92 | 117 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 180 | 189 |
| Backward Class Cases | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 38 | 23 | 44 | 30 | 2082 | 1533 | 492 | 576 | 536 | 606 | 63 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 85 | 656 | 599 |
No. of half-days devoted to inspection 63 Number of new cases treated during the year:—
treatment 252 Routine 831
,, ,, ,, After re-inspection 81
Total number of atten ances made by children at the Specials 56
Clinic 3435 Tonsils and Adenoids Cases 304
Backward Class Cases 7
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