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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| ORTHODONTICS | ||
| New cases undertaken for treatment or referred | 34 | |
| Inspections | ||
| Children inspected at schools and clinics | 4,039 | |
| Children found to require treatment | ||
| —number | 2,947 | |
| —percentage | 73% | |
| Acceptance—School Dental Service | ||
| —number | 3.090 | |
| —percentage | 76.35% | |
| Acceptance—General Dental Services | ||
| —number | 949 | 264 |
| —percentage | 23.65% | |
Clinical analysis of random sample.
I. Analysis of dental health:
1. Age group 5 — 13 years
2. Number of children examined 1,000
3. Number of children requiring treatment 611 =61.1%
4. Number of children not requiring treatment 389 = 38.9%
5. Sum total of findings:—
carious teeth 1,984
unsavable teeth 40
teeth missing for reasons other than
natural shedding 684
teeth with satisfactory fillings 2,037
6. Average findings per child:—
carious teeth 1.98
unsavable teeth 0.04
teeth missing for reasons other than
natural shedding 0.68
teeth with satisfactory fillings 2.04
7. Average dental health per child:—
sum total of diseased + missing 4-
filled teeth 4.74
8. Number of children with perfect dentitions
and no treatment required 235 = 23.5%
9. Pattern of previous dental treatment:—
no previous treatment 375 = 37.5%
extractions only 91 = 9.1%
fillings only 356 = 35.6%
extractions and fillings 178 = 17.8%