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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
Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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INSPECTIONS.
| Ages. | Total Inspected . | No. Offered Treatment. | % requiring Treatment. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| South West Essex Technical College Girls | 29 | 29 | 114 | 44 | 65 | 19 | 300 | 252 | 84 |
| Boys | — | — | 55 | 70 | 78 | 13 | 216 | 178 | 82.4 |
| Sir Geo. Monoux Grammar School Boys | 62 | 75 | 89 | 97 | 81 | 67 | 471 | 354 | 75.3 |
| Totals | 91 | 104 | 258 | 211 | 224 | 99 | 987 | 784 | 79.5 |
TREATMENT.
| No. of Children. | Attendances. | Extractions. | Anaesthetics. | Fillings. | Other Operations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. Teeth. | Perm. Teeth. | Local | General. | Perm. Teeth. | Perm. Teeth. | |||
| Technical College for Boys | 78 | 134 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 165 | 31 |
| Commercial School for Girls | 55 | 150 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 164 | 28 |
| High School for Girls | 88 | 173 | 26 | 34 | 1 | 35 | 192 | 36 |
| Sir George Monoux Grammar School for Boys | 179 | 344 | 18 | 77 | 4 | 62 | 378 | 31 |
| South West Essex Technical College for Boys | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | - |
| for Girls | 16 | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 23 | — |
| Totals | 419 | 825 | 55 | 163 | 19 | 145 | 931 | 126 |
Mr. L. W. Elmer, L.D.S., Senior Dental Surgeon, reports as
follows:—
"Last year, 1937, saw the appointment of a further dental
surgeon and a dental attendant, thus bringing the staff numerically
into line with the Board of Education's recommendation, assuming
the usual number of acceptances of treatment.
"Unfortunately, owing to sickness and the hiatus between the
resignation of Miss Hathorn and the appointment of Mr. Gilbert,
it has only been possible to give treatment on 200 extra sessions.