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
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE—Statistical Analysis
Sessions
Treatment Sessions 1,076
General Anaesthetic Sessions 5
School Inspections 10
Attendance
New patients given appointments 4,446
attended 2,125
percentage of attendance 48 %
On-treatment patients given appointments 7,567
attended 5,755
percentage attendance 77.4%
Emergency patients treated 401
Total of attendances 8,281
Number of treatment cases completed 2,145
Treatment
Total number of teeth treated 7,674
(1) Permanent teeth 3,130
filled 3,061
extracted (including orthodontics) 69
percentage of fillings 97.75 %
„ „ extractions 2.25 %
(2) Deciduous teeth 3,225
filled 2,895
extracted 330
percentage of fillings 81.7%
„ „ extractions 18.3%
Teeth root-filled 43
„ otherwise conserved 1,276
Prophylactic treatment 1,906
Number of patients X-rayed 304
Number of general anaesthetics 49
Orthodontics
New cases undertaken for treatment or referred 35
Inspections
Children inspected at schools and clinics 2,054
„ found to require treatment—number 1,588
—percentage 77.3%
Acceptance—School Dental Service—number 1,790
percentage 84.7 %
—General Dental Services—number 264
—percentage 15.3%