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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 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Statistical Analysis

SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Statistical Analysis

19671966
Sessions Treatment Sessions1,3651,076
General Anaesthetic SessionsNil5
School Inspections2410
Attendance
New patients—
given appointments4,1564,446
attended2,6572,125
percentage of attendance63.93%48%
On-treatment patients—
given appointments10,4467,567
attended8,8915,755
percentage of attendance85.11%77.4%
Emergency patients treated344401
Total of attendances11,8928,281
Number of treatment cases completed1,8862,145
Treatment
Total number of teeth treated8,8977,674
(1) Permanent Teeth5,0013,130
filled4,9173,061
extracted (including orthodontics)8469
percentage of fillings98.32%97.75%
percentage of extractions1.68%2.25%
(2) Deciduous Teeth3.8963,225
filled3,7202,895
extracted176330
percentage of teeth filled95.48%81.7%
percentage of teeth extracted4.52%18.3%
Teeth root-filled39143
Teeth otherwise conserved4001,276
Prophylactic treatment3,2851,906
Number of patients X-rayed733304
Number of general anaestheticsNil49