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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| No. of Permanent Teeth. | No. of Temporary Teeth. | Total Number of Fillings. | 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). | Filled. | Extracted (2). | Filled. | Permanent Teeth. | Temporary Teeth. | |||||||||||||
| Hoys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Routine Inspections | 16 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 1415 | 1405 | 301 | 247 | 363 | 322 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 430 | 457 |
| After re-inspection | ... | ... | 14 | 6 | 285 | 105 | 48 | 20 | 62 | 26 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 75 | 38 |
| Specials | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 74 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 15 | 12 | 24 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids Cases | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 267 | 239 | 35 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 135 | 106 |
| Backward Class Cases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 24 | 29 | 84 | 89 | 2043 | 1818 | 393 | 294 | 477 | 383 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 66 | 65 | 659 | 632 |
No. of half-days devoted to inspection 45
„ „ „treatment 292
Total number of attendances made by children at the
Clinic 3266
Number of new cases treated during the year:—
Routine 797
After re-inspection 146
Specials 48
Tonsils and Adenoids Cases 145
Backward Class Cases 11
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