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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Statistical Analysis—1968
ATTENDANCES
1968 1967
First Visits 315 172
Subsequent Visits 511 466
Total Visits 826 638
Emergency Patients 36 26
TREATMENTS
No. of Treatment Sessions 81.5 84
Total No. of Teeth Treated 584 489
(a) Mothers:
No. and percentage—
Filled 48 = 90.6% 37 = 86.0%
Extracted 5 = 9.4% 6 = 14.0 %
(b) Children:
No. and percentage—
Filled 439 = 99.8% 397 =100.0%
Extracted 1 = 0.2% Nil
Prophylactic Treatment 250 179
Patients X-rayed 14 36
Dentures 3 2
General Anaesthetics — —
All Other Operations 91 45