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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table V
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
| (1) | Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers- | |||||
| Periodic age groups | 30,553 | |||||
| Specials | 2,674 | |||||
| TOTAL (Periodic and Specials) | 33,227 | |||||
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 19,781 | ||||
| (3) | Number referred for treatment | 17,698 | ||||
| (4) | Number actually treated | 8,904 | ||||
| (5) | Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 25,274 | ||||
| (6) | Half-days devoted to: | Inspection | 228 | |||
| Treatment | 2,891 | |||||
| TOTAL 6 | 3,119 | |||||
| (7) | Fillings: | Permanent Teeth | 9,023 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,858 | |||||
| TOTAL 7 | 10,881 | |||||
| (8) | Number of Teeth filled: | Permanent Teeth | 8,528 | |||
| and Temporary Teeth | 1,785 | |||||
| TOTAL 8 | 10,313 | |||||
| (9) | Extractions: | Permanent Teeth | 3,153 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 7,542 | |||||
| TOTAL 9 | 10,695 | |||||
| (10) (11) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extraction Orthodontics: | 4,360 | ||||
| Cases commenced during the year | 342 | |||||
| Cases carried forward from previous year | 353 | |||||
| Cases completed during the year | 148 | |||||
| (d) | Cases discontinued during the year | 65 | ||||
| (e) | Pupils treated with appliances | 368 | ||||
| Removable appliances fitted | 421 | |||||
| Fixed appliances fitted | 30 | |||||
| Total attendances | 4,840 | |||||
| (12) | Number of pupils supplied with artificial dentures | 62 | ||||
| (13) | Other Operations: | Permanent Teeth | 9,818 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,006 | |||||
| TOTAL 11 | 10, 824 | |||||