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

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Southwark 1971

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

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Number of other operations (prophylaxis, X-rays, inlays,
crowns, etc.) 6,908 7,475
Courses of treatment completed 4,444 4,818
Orthodontics
Number of new cases 56 15
Number of removable appliances fitted 66 16
Number of fixed appliances fitted 5 3
Number of cases referred to Hospital Consultant 2 5
Sessional averages:
First visits: 1.7 1.7
Subsequent visits: 3.8 4.1
Emergencies 0.1 0.2
Did not attend 2.1 2.4
Fillings:
In permanent teeth 2.9 3.5
In temporary teeth 2.1 2.1
Extractions:
Of permanent teeth 0.2 0.2
Of temporary teeth 0.8 0.9
Ratio of permanent teeth filled to permanent teeth extracted 18.3 to 1 16.6 to 1
Ratio of temporary teeth filled to temporary teeth extracted 2.5 to 1 2.1 to 1
APPENDIX A
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres
Amott Amott Road, S.E.15
Bermondsey Health Centre Grange Road, S.E.1
Bird-in-Bush Old Kent Road, S.E.15
Consort Consort Road, S.E.15
Denmark Hill Blanchedowne, S.E.5
Health Services Department Larcom Street, S.E.17
John Dixon 6/8 Drummond Road, S.E.16
Kingswood Bowen Drive, S.E.21
Lordship Lane 475 Lordship Lane, S.E.22
Mayward House Benhill Road, S.E.5
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