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London County Council 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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1946194719481949
Number of Inspection Sessions at Schools1,3151,5881,230946
Number of Children Inspected at Schools138,290163,528158,06396,201
Number found to require treatment91,441109,169102,34461,445
Percentage requiring treatment66-1%66-8%64-7%63-9%
Additional number inspected at Centres**44,06865,380
Total number found to require treatment**146,412126,825
Total cases treated91,601104,305118,439102,495
Attendances171,554199,840236,175203,523
Ordinary treatment sessions15,01719,73722,61919,133
General anaesthetic sessions1,4951,6791,7741,685
Temporary teeth extracted110,177116,795116,664109,467
Permanent teeth extracted18,99918,71620,64118,103
Temporary teeth restored by fillings31,11739,68543,03334,506
Permanent teeth restored by fillings72,30382,30994,56167,395
Fillings in temporary teeth33,26242,22245,61736,341
Fillings in permanent teeth79,86692,335104,91373,740
Other operations — temporary teeth——28,406f38,649
Other operations — permanent teeth——25,602f32,888
Local Anaesthetics for extraction22,80724,85724,85924,328
Local Anaesthetics for conservative treatment4,0035,5825,3722,926
General anaesthetics34,66438,03641,29239,455
Cases completed73,00686,16698,47485,755

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Statistics

Table: Ratio of permanent teeth restored to permanent teeth extracted :—

Ratio of permanent teeth restored to permanent teeth extracted :—

19454.04 to 1
19464.2 to 1
19474.93 to 1
19484.58 to I
19493.72 to 1

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*Figures not available,
†Figures for April to December only.
Routine dental inspections in schools were, for the second consecutive year
greatly curtailed to prevent severe congestion at the remaining treatment centres.
Dental care of children in approved schools and residential establishments also
had setbacks. At most of the Council's establishments of this nature part-time local
dental surgeons attended prior to 5th July, 1948 and, as their private commitments
increased following the introduction of the National Health Service Act, many of
them resigned.
Residential
Establishments

Table: The position in 1949 compared with 1947 and 1948 was as follows :—

The position in 1949 compared with 1947 and 1948 was as follows :—

194719481949
Ordinary treatment sessions643645572
General anaesthetic sessions91112
Number of children inspected6,5236,7815,648
Number found to require treatment3,3292,9962,333
Percentage requiring treatment51.0%44.2%41.3%
Attendances for treatment3,7924,6884,179
Temporary teeth extracted1,0331,0971,128
Permanent teeth extracted336390271
Temporary teeth restored by fillings8551,2021,058
Permanent teeth restored by fillings1,9671,9161,555
Fillings in temporary teeth1,0481,3541,161
Fillings in permanent teeth2,1662,1281,715
Completed scalings706914700
Temporary dressings, etc.631709745
Local anaesthetics for extraction793830832
Local anaesthetics for fillings6113371
General anaesthetics163183163
Cases completed2,2842,5242,357

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At the end of 1949 a number of these establishments had local pain-relief
services only and no systematic examination and treatment was being carried out.