London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. NUMB ER OF DEFECTS.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. NUMB ER OF DEFECTS.

Received operative treatment.Received other forms of treatment.Total number treated.
Under the Authority's scheme in clinic or hospital.By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's scheme.TOTAL.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
(i)(ii.)(iii)(iv)(i)<ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
346350-1440117463901...454
Year 193228175356...356

Table: (i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and adenoids. (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.GROUP IV.—O rthopaedic and P ostural D efects.

(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and adenoids. (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.

GROUP IV.—O rthopaedic and P ostural D efects.

Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Total number treated.
Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii)
Number of children treated2720508520

Table: TABLE IV.GROUP V.—D ental D efects.

TABLE IV.

GROUP V.—D ental D efects.

(l)Number of Children who were—Year 1932
(a) Inspected by the dentist:—
Routine Age groups.Aged5-6986Total—180871431
„6-715132031
„7-817282008
„8-916432040
„9-1018322216
„10-1119352316
„11-1219672412
„12-1320902198
„13-1427151354
„14-151254722
„15 up424249
Specials18161864
Grand Total1990320841
Year 1932
(b) Found to require treatment1484514837
(c) Actually treated77737928
(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection109122
„ „ Treatment10871055
11961177
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment1344413348
(4) Fillings—Permanent teeth47953896
Temporary teeth829874
56244770
(5) Extractions—Permanent teeth27072702
Temporary teeth1074011707
1344714409
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions21252322
(7) Other operations—Permanent teeth20772093
Temporary teeth7728
21542121