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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| (b) Found to require treatment | 14668 | ||
| (c) Actually treated | 10401 | ||
| Half-days devoted to— | |||
| Inspection | 255 | ||
| Treatment | 1988 | ||
| Total | 2243 | ||
| Attendances made by children for treatment | 18419 | ||
| Fillings— | |||
| Permanent teeth | 1955 | ||
| Temporary teeth | 907 | ||
| Total | 2862 | ||
| Extractions— | |||
| Permanent teeth | 1175 | ||
| Temporary teeth | 19402 | ||
| Total | 20577 | ||
| Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | Nil | ||
| Other Operations— | |||
| Permanent teeth | 1626 | ||
| Temporary teeth | 490 | ||
| Total | 2116 |
Croup V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during
the year by the School Nurses. 10.1
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by the School Nurses 57136
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 670
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority Nil
(v) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were
taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws Nil
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