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

Tottenham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table V.— Dental Defects.(1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist— (a) Routine Age Groups—

Table V.— Dental Defects.(1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist— (a) Routine Age Groups—

AGE567891011121314TOTAL
Number1,1199601,2281,0731,1511,1431,4386595883109,669
(b) Specials2,579
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)12,248
(2) Found to require treatment8,887
(3) Actually treated5,283
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment8,103
(5) Half-days devoted to:—(7) Extractions:—
Inspection40Permanent Teeth1,608
Treatment784Temporary Teeth4,807
Total824Total6,415
(6) Fillings:—(8) Administrations of general anaasthetics for extractions554
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth1,616Permanent Teeth262
Temporary Teeth328Temporary Teeth1
Total1,944Total263
Regulation cases16

Table: Table VI.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

Table VI.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses20.3
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses121,735
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean1,060
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority44
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 192124
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws—