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
Bromley 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT
| INSPECTIONS | Number of Pupils | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected | Requiring treatment | Offered treatment | |||
| (a) First inspection- school | 31,921 | 14,119 | 11,207 | ||
| (b) First inspection- clinic | 3,328 | ||||
| (c) Re-inspection - school or clinic | 687 | 338 | |||
| Totals | 35,936 | 14,457 | 11,207 | ||
| VISITS (for treatment only) | |||||
| Ages 5-9 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15 and over | Total | ||
| First visit in the calendar year | 3,494 | 1,990 | 372 | 5,856 | |
| Subsequent visits | 7,026 | 8,564 | 989 | 16,579 | |
| Total visits | 10,520 | 10,554 | 1,361 | 22,435 | |
| COURSES OF TREATMENT | |||||
| Additional courses commenced | 479 | 224 | 32 | 735 | |
| Total courses commenced | 3,973 | 2,214 | 404 | 6,591 | |
| Courses completed | 6,550 | ||||
| TREATMENT | |||||
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,940 | 5,835 | 1,654 | 10,429 | |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 8,768 | 978 | 9,746 | ||
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,159 | 4,209 | 1,131 | 7,499 | |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 7,068 | 781 | 7,849 | ||
| Permanent teeth extracted | 194 | 322 | 52 | 568 | |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1,387 | 455 | 1,842 | ||
| Number of general anaesthetics | 523 | 259 | 18 | 800 | |
| Number of emergencies | 293 | 95 | 35 | 423 | |
| Number of pupils X-rayed | 254 | ||||
| Prophylaxis | 2,917 | ||||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 325 | ||||
| Teeth root filled | 20 | ||||
| Inlays | 10 | ||||
| Crowns | 47 | ||||
| ORTHODONTICS | |||||
| New cases commenced during the year | 241 | Include cases treated by appliances only | |||
| Cases completed during the year | 135 | ||||
| Cases discontinued during the year | 3 | ||||
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 306 | ||||
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | - | ||||
| Number of pupils referred to Hospital Consultants | 2 | ||||
| DENTURES | |||||
| Number of pupils fitted with dentures for the first time | Ages 5-9 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15 and over | Total | |
| (a) with full denture | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) with other dentures | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Number of dentures supplied (first or subsequent time) | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| ANAESTHETICS | |||||
| Number of general anaesthetics administered by Dental Officers | - | ||||