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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
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Recuperative Holiday Homes | 1967 | 1966 |
| Number of Schoolchildren (including Nursery schoolchildren) | ||
| admitted during the year | 184 | 240 |
| School Dental Service | ||
| Number of half day sessions devoted to; | ||
| Treatment | 3,028.5 | 2,081.5 |
| Inspections in schools | 198 | 32.0 |
| Dental Health Education. | 459 | 39.0 |
| Total sessions | 3,685.5 | 2,152. 5 |
| Inspections | ||
| Pupils first inspected at school | 18,279 | 1,466 |
| Pupils first inspected at clinic | 3,934 | 3,292 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 70.6 | 81.7 |
| Pupils reinspected | 1,008 | 1,912 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 53.5 | 62.2 |
| Treatment sessions (average per session in brackets) | ||
| New cases appointed | 12,153 (4. 0) | 12,476 (6. 0) |
| New cases attended | 6,076 (2. 0) | 5,282 (2. 5) |
| On-treatment cases appointed | 20,135 (6. 6) | 14,553 (7. 0) |
| On-treatment cases attended | 13,796 (4. 6) | 10,660 (5. 1) |
| Emergencies | 294 (0. 1) | 255 (0. 1) |
| Total attendances | 20,166 | 16,197 |
| Treatment given (average per session in brackets) | ||
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 8,889 (2. 9) | 6,293 (3. 0) |
| Fillings in temporary teeth | 7,435 (2. 5) | 4,113 (2. 0) |
| Extraction of permanent teeth | 195 (0.1) | 236 (0. 1) |
| Extraction of temporary teeth | 1,018(0. 3) | 922 ( 0. 4) |
| Other operations | 4,738 (1.6) | 3,111 (1. 5) |
| Number of dentures supplied | 5 (0. 001) | - |
| Orthodontic treatment | ||
| Cases remaining from last year | 118 | 142 |
| New cases commenced in year | 163 | 168 |
| Cases completed in year | 51 | 50 |
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 148 | 173 |
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | 5 | 6 |
| Staff (full-time equivalent) | ||
| Medical | 5.75 | 5.35 |
| Nursing | 18.00 | 19.00 |
| Social Workers | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| Physiotherapists | 1.40 | 1.40 |
| Dental Officers | 8.01 | 6.18 |
| Dental Auxiliaries | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Dental Surgery Assistants | 8.32 | 6.68 |
| continued over | ||
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