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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

Enfield 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Girl. No. 7. Breast fed for 9 months.
Girl. No. 8. Breast fed for 9 months.

Table: Children aged 12—13 years whose teeth have always been free from dental caries.

Children aged 12—13 years whose teeth have always been free from dental caries.

Sex.Diet etc.Medical HistoryCondition of teeth of Mother, Brothers and Sisters.
1. Girl.Breast fed for 8 J mths. Good appetite. Eats regularly raw fruit and raw vegetables. Cod liver oil in winter. Brushes teeth daily. Has sweets daily. Raw milk daily.General health good. Chickenpox at age 6 Measles at age 7.Mother's teeth bad. Teeth of brother age 14 always free from caries. Had measles at age 8. Other particulars same as for sister.
2. Girl. 3. Girl. (twins)Bottle fed in infancy. Good appetite. Eats regularly raw fruit and raw vegetables. Raw milk daily in summer, hot milk in winter. Brushes teeth occasionally. Has sweets daily. (Girl 3 as above.)General health good. Whooping Cough age 5 Measles at age 6. Mumps at age11. (Same as above)Mother's teeth fair. Sister aged 9 has had caries in two teeth only— one temporary molar lost and one permanent molar filled.
4. Boy.Bottle fed in infancy. Good appetite. Eats regularly raw fruit and raw vegetables. Very few sweets. Brushes teeth daily.General health good. Diphtheria at age 7. Chicken pox at age 8.Mother's teeth good.
5. Boy.Breast fed in infancy. Appetite good. Eats regularly raw fruit and raw vegetables. Cod liver oil in winter. Has sweets daily. Brushes teeth occasionally.General health good. Measles at age 5.Mother's teeth fair. Teeth of brother aged11always free from caries. Diet same as brother.