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
City of Westminster 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| NUMBER OF SESSIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inspection | Ordinary treatment | Anaesthetic |
| 125 (35.0) | 1729 (1888.6) | 51 (540) |
| Total no. of sessions: | 1905.0 (1977.6) | |
INSPECTIONS
| First inspection at school | First inspection at clinic | Percentage found to require treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,003 (1,373) | 3,481 (3,919) | 65.6 (76.2) | |
| Re-inspection at school or clinic | 2,046 (1,987) | 56.5 (63.8) | |
TREATMENT SESSIONS
| Ordinary treatment | New cases given appointments | Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| 8,552 (12,788) | 5,286 (6,187) | |
| On treatment cases | 10,891 (13,025) | 8,210 (10,114) |
| General Anaesthetic | — | 613 (804) |
| Emergencies | — | 215 (209) |
| Total Attendances | 14,324 (17,314) |
FILLINGS AND EXTRACTIONS
| Fillings | Permanent teeth | Temporary teeth |
| 6,084 (7,048) | 4,967 (4,301) | |
| Extractions | 304 (447) | 1,695 (2,047) |
Other operations (prophylaxis. X-ray, inlays, crowns etc.). 2,697 (4,414)
Number of dentists employed (effective whole time equivalent). 3.3 (3.5)