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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Under the
Authority's
Scheme.
Received Operative Treatment 180
Received other forms of treatment 340
Total number treated 520
Table IV.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
| (1) | No. of children inspected by Dentist:— | |
| (a) Routine Age Groups | 0,120 | |
| (b) Specials | 1,056 | |
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 10,176 | |
| (2) | No. found to require treatment | 6,712 |
| (3) | No. actually treated | 3,673 |
| (4) | Attendances made by Children for treatment | 6,480 |
| (5) | Half days devoted to:— | |
| Inspection | 54 | |
| Treatment | 900 | |
| Total | 954 | |
| (6) | Fillings:— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 1,802 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 832 | |
| Total | 2,634 | |
| (7) | Extractions:— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 850 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 4,828 | |
| Total | 5,678 | |
| (8) | Administrations of general Anaesthetics for Extractions . | 578 |
| (9) | Other Operations:— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 494 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 1,226 | |
| Total | 1,720 | |
| (10) | Attendances for Orthodontic Treatment | 746 |
Table V.—Verminous Conditions.
| (1) | Average No. of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons | 18.3 |
| (2) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons | 93,454 |
| (3) | No. of individual children found unclean | 1,516 |
| (4) | No. of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | 36 |
| (5) | No. of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 38 | |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | — |