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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| New patients undertaken for treatment or referred | 108 | |
| Sessional Averages | ||
| First visits | 2.5 | |
| Subsequent visits | 6.5 | |
| Total visits | 9.0 | |
| Emergency patients | 0.34 | |
| Broken appointments | 2.0 | |
| Fillings | ||
| in permanent teeth | 3.3 | |
| in deciduous teeth | 3.6 | |
| Total fillings | 6.9 | |
| Extractions | ||
| of permanent teeth | 0.095 | |
| of deciduous teeth | 0.17 | |
| Total extractions | 0.265 | |
SYNOPSIS OF COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY I. Comparison of infant and junior schools
| Infant | Junior | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Number examined: | 6778 | 3629 |
| 2) Treatment required: Yes | 4427 = 65.31% | 2243 = 61.8% |
| No | 2351 = 34.69% | 1386 = 38.2% |
| 3) Findings: | ||
| a) Sum total: | ||
| decayed teeth (D) | 14183 | 4621 |
| extracted teeth (M) | 5309 | 5052 |
| filled teeth (F) | 9340 | 9362 |
| b) Average per child: | ||
| decayed teeth (D) | 2.09 | 1.27 |
| extracted teeth (M) | 0.78 | 1.4 |
| filled teeth (F) | 1.38 | 2.6 |
| c) Average dental health per child: | ||
| (D + M + F) | 4.25 | 5.22 |
| d) Perfect dentitions and no treatment required: | 1345 = 20% | 229 = 6.31% |
| 4) Previous dental treatment: | ||
| None | 3158=46.59% | 798 = 21.99% |
| Extractions only | 709=10.46% | 464 = 12.78% |
| Fillings only | 1644 = 24.26% | 1144 = 31.52% |
| Extractions + fillings | 1267=18.69% | 1223 = 33.71 % |
| 5) Oral Hygiene: | ||
| Good | 1667 = 24.6% | 543 = 14.96% |
| Fair (=ineffective) | 4414 = 65.1 % | 2499 = 68.86% |
| Poor | 697=10.3% | 587= 16.18% |