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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Orthodontic Sessions | 248 | 260 | |
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 19,106 | 20,128 | |
| (4) Fillings- | |||
| Permanent teeth | 5,915 | 6,729 | |
| Temporary teeth | 2,236 | 2,366 | |
| 8,151 | 9,095 | ||
| (5) Extractions- | |||
| Permanent teeth | 1,521 | 1,702 | |
| Temporary teeth | 9,462 | 10,507 | |
| 10,983 | 12,209 | ||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 3,440 | 3,695 | |
| (7) Administrations of local anaesthetics for extractions | 3,489 | 3,508 | |
| (8) Other Operations- | |||
| Permanent teeth | 7,260 | 7,533 | |
| Temporary teeth | 3,619 | 3,187 | |
| 10,879 | 10,720 | ||
| Fillings per session | 4.5 | 4.7 | |
| Extractions per session nitrous oxide | 47.7 | 47.5 | |
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION.
Diphtheria Immunization has been carried out at the clinics
and the assistance of the teachers and their co-operation has been
much appreciated.
The number of children between the ages of 5 and 15 years
immunized against Diphtheria during the year was 574. Every
endeavour is being made to immunize children before they enter
school. The very small incidence of Diphtheria in children of
school age seems to show this policy is a right one.