London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Southwark 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

This page requires JavaScript

1969 1968
Orthodontics:
Number of new cases 24 25
Number of removable appliances fitted 35 12
Number of fixed appliances fitted 1 1
Number of cases referred to Hospital Consultant 5 19
Sessional averages:
First visits: 1.6 1.6
Subsequent visits 4.4 4.2
Emergencies 0.2 0.1
Did not attend 2.9 3.1
Fillings:
In permanent teeth 3.5 3.0
In temporary teeth 2.1 2.1
Extractions:
of permanent teeth 0.2 0.2
of temporary teeth 0.8 0.8
Ratio of permanent teeth filled to permanent teeth
extracted 15.5:1 14.9:1
Ratio of temporary teeth filled to temporary teeth
extracted 2.2:1 2.2:1
110