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Leyton 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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In the Leyton area there have been employed, during 1950,
the equivalent of 1.5/11ths dental officers for the inspection and
treatment of approximately 12,500 school children. These same
dental officers treated all patients referred by the Maternity and
Child Welfare Services. In addition, we have had the service of
a dental officer two sessions per week from 20th March for orthodontic
work, the total service available being less than one-third
of the authorised establishment.
Routine inspection was carried out in only four schools in the
area; but two schools, inspected in December, 1949, also received
treatment during the year under review, in addition to those
children in the schools inspected.
2,525 accident or toothache cases attended as casual cases
during the year and received treatment.

Table: A summary of the treatment carried out will be found in Table IV on page 129.In addition to the work detailed in Table IV, the following items of treatment were carried out. For these there are no headings in Table IV, other than "Other operations", viz.:—

A summary of the treatment carried out will be found in Table IV on page 129.

In addition to the work detailed in Table IV, the following items of treatment were carried out. For these there are no headings in Table IV, other than "Other operations", viz.:—

Denture space retainers25
,, ,, ,, repaired1
X-ray films56
Local anaesthesics883
Root filhngs2
Acrylic crowns2
Gingivectomy1
Apicectomy2
Application of silver nitrate330

Table: As no provision is made in Table IV for details of this treatment it is set out below:—

As no provision is made in Table IV for details of this treatment it is set out below:—

Impressions taken277
Study models made277
New applications fitted96
Attendances498
Advice341
Adjustments to appliances437
X-rays34
Finished cases8

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Orthodontic Clinic.
Mr. Shamash was appointed in March, 1950, for orthodontic
work on two half days a week; and has carried out a considerable
amount of work under this heading.