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
Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
Table 56
| 3,171 | 2,336 | 303 | 5,810 | |
| Subsequent visits | 4,621 | 7,986 | 1,748 | 14,355 |
| Total visits | 7,792 | 10,322 | 2,051 | 20,165 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 548 | 248 | 42 | 838 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 1,430 | 4,315 | 1,254 | 6,999 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 5,896 | 860 | — | 6,756 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 1,244 | 3,827 | 1,126 | 6,197 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 5,447 | 785 | — | 6,232 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 91 | 616 | 98 | 805 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1,795 | 900 | _ | 2,695 |
| General anaesthetics | 612 | 333 | 11 | 956 |
| Emergencies | 349 | 109 | 18 | 476 |
| Number of pupils X-rayed | 663 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 795 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 1,360 | |||
| Number of teeth root filled | 15 | |||
| Inlays | 1 | |||
| Crowns | 15 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 5,418 | |||
| Cases remaining from previous year | 419 | |||
| New cases commenced during year | 242 | |||
| Cases completed during year | 166 | |||
| Cases discontinued during year | 43 | |||
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 596 | |||
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | 68 | |||
| Pupils referred to hospital consultant | 4 | |||
| Total attendances at clinics | 6,545 | |||
| Pupils supplied with full upper or full | ||||
| lower dentures (first time) | — | — | — | _ |
| Pupils supplied with other dentures (first | ||||
| time) | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Number of dentures supplied | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| General Anaesthetics administered by Medica | I Officers | 956 | ||
| (a) First inspection at school. Number of pu | 24,877 | |||
| (b) First inspection at clinic. Number of pu | 4,853 | |||
| Number of (a) +(b) found to require | reatment | 12,511 | ||
| Number of (a) +(b) offered treatment | 11,820 | |||
| (c) Pupils re-inspected at school clinic | 2,715 | |||
| Number of (c) found to require treatme | nt | 1,151 | ||
| Sessions devoted to treatment (incl. 788 orthc | >dontic se | ssions) | 3,225 | |
| Sessions devoted to inspection | 234 | |||
| Sessions devoted to Dental Health Education | 24 | |||