Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups | No. inspected | No. found to require treatment | No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics | |||||
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Under 5 | 411 | 276 | 275 | |||||
5-16 and over | 20,798 | 15, 476 | 15,018 | |||||
Specials | 4, 163 | 4.027 | 4,010 | |||||
Total | 25, 372 | 19,779 | 19, 303 | |||||
Number of pupils treatment commenced | 10, 672 | |||||||
Number of pupils treatment completed | 7, 908 | |||||||
Number of attendances made by pupils for treatment | 24, 671 | |||||||
Number of appointments not kept | 5, 190 | |||||||
Number of half days devoted to | (a) Inspection | 168 | ||||||
(b) Treatment | 3, 414 | |||||||
Pillings. | Permanent Teeth | 15,537 | ||||||
Temporary Teeth | 4, 640 | |||||||
Number of teeth filled. | Permanent Teeth | J 13,867 | ||||||
Temporary Teeth | 4,333 | |||||||
Extractions. | Permanent Teeth | 1, 217 | ||||||
Permanent Teeth for Orthodonture | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 7, 509 | |||||||
Anaesthetics | (a) General | |||||||
(b) Local | 3, 648 | |||||||
(c) Regional | 447 | |||||||
Other operations | (a) Permanent Teeth | 3, 152 | ||||||
(b) Temporary Teeth | 4, 723 |
SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
Number of impressions, etc. | 263 | |
Number of Dentures fitting | 58 | |
Number of crowns and bridges | 71 | |
Number of inlays | 1 | |
Number of radiographs | (a) at Dental Clinics | 260 |
(b) at Hospitals |
ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
AGE GROUPS | TOTALS | ||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
Number of pupils examined | 2 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 250 | |
Number of pupils selected for treatment | 0 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 212 |
Number of pupils commenced treatment (first attendance) „ | 329 | ||||||||||
Number of attendances made for treatment | 3, 603 | ||||||||||
Number of consultations | 378 | ||||||||||
Number of impressions etc. | 1,964 | ||||||||||
Number of fixed appliances fitted | |||||||||||
Number of removable appliances fitted | 462 | ||||||||||
Number of radiographs | (a) at Dental Clinics | 1,876 | |||||||||
(b) at Hospitals | - | ||||||||||
Number of pupils treatment complete | 63 | ||||||||||
Number of orthodontic sessions (½ days) | 455 |