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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Recuperative Holiday Homes | 1968 | 1967 |
| Number of schoolchildren (including Nursery schoolchildren) admitted during the year | 179 | 184 |
| School Dental Service | ||
| Number of half day sessions devoted to; | ||
| Treatment | 2,649.0 | 3,028.5 |
| Inspections in schools | 205.1 | 198. |
| Dental Health Education | 793.8 | 459. |
| Total sessions | 3,737.9 | 3,685.5 |
| Inspections | ||
| Pupils first inspected at school | 16,684 | 18,279 |
| Pupils first inspected at clinic | 5,010 | 3,934 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 67.8 | 70.6 |
| Pupils reinspected | 3,395 | 1,008 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 63.9 | 53.5 |
| Treatment sessions (average per session in brackets) | ||
| New cases attended | 4,773 (1.8) | 6,076 (2.0) |
| On-treatment cases attended | 12,148 (4.6) | 13,796 (4.6) |
| Emergencies | 478 (0.2) | 294 (0.1) |
| Total attendances | 17,399 | 20,166 |
| Treatment given (average per session in brackets) | ||
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 9,119(3.4) | 8,889 (2.9) |
| Fillings in temporary teeth | 6,688 (2.5) | 7,435 (2.5) |
| Extraction of permanent teeth | 263 (0.1) | 195 (0.1) |
| Extraction of temporary teeth | 799 (0.3) | 1,018 (0.3) |
| Other operations | 6,872 (2.6) | 4,738 (1.6) |
| Number of dentures supplied | 9 (0.003) | 5 (0.001) |
| Orthodontic treatment | ||
| Cases remaining from last year | 179 | 118 |
| New cases commenced in year | 66 | 163 |
| Cases completed in year | 53 | 51 |
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 99 | 148 |
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | 1 | 5 |
| Staff (full-time equivalent) | ||
| Medical | 6.35 | 5.75 |
| Nursing | 18.61 | 18.00 |
| Social Workers | 3.30 | 5.00 |
| Physiotherapists | 2.00 | 1.40 |
| Dental Officers | 7.75 | 8.01 |
| Dental Auxiliaries | 2.25 | 1.00 |
| Dental Surgery Assistants | 8.65 | 8.32 |
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