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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
Bermondsey 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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TABLE I.—TREATMENT OF CHILDREN DURING 1926.
Number Examined
Number Needing Treatment
Number refusing Treatment
Number Treated
Number of Extractions
Number of Administrations
of Anæsthetics
Number of Other Operations
Number of Children Treated for Orthodontics
Number of Visits
Number of Fillings
Age. Group
Local
General
2 years and under
39
38
6
32
145
-
28
-
-
-
67
113
1
99
5
3 years
120
8
105
489
-
223
-
4 years
167
161
8
153
899
5
149
12
-
326
-
5 years
97
95
6
89
518
3
88
12
-
-
189
203
199
11
188
64
103
45
2
3
Over 5 years
512
315
39
73
2
3
1120
626
606
567
2563
467
74
TABLE I.—TREATMENT OF CHILDREN DURING 1926.
| Age. Group | Number Examined | Number Needing Treatment | Number refusing Treatment | Number Treated | Number of Extractions | Number of Administrations of Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Other Operations | Number of Children Treated for Orthodontics | Number of Visits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | ||||||||||
| 2 years and under | 39 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 145 | – | 28 | – | – | – | 67 |
| 3 years | 120 | 113 | 8 | 105 | 489 | 1 | 99 | 5 | – | – | 223 |
| 4 years | 167 | 161 | 8 | 153 | 899 | 5 | 149 | 12 | – | – | 326 |
| 5 years | 97 | 95 | 6 | 89 | 518 | 3 | 88 | 12 | – | – | 189 |
| Over 5 years | 203 | 199 | 11 | 188 | 512 | 64 | 103 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 315 |
| 626 | 606 | 39 | 567 | 2563 | 73 | 467 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 1120 | |