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
London County Council 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Statistics
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| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of inspection sessions held at schools | 1,588 | 1,230 | 946 | 544 |
| Number of children inspected at schools by Dentists | 163,528 | 158,063 | 96,201 | 52,931 |
| Number found to require treatment | 109,169 | 102,344 | 61,445 | 32,733 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 66.8% | 64.7% | 63.9% | 60.8% |
| Additional number inspected at centres | * | 44,068 | 65,380 | 63,583 |
| Total number found to require treatment | * | 146,412 | 126,825 | 96,316 |
| Total cases treated | 104,305 | 118,438 | 102,495 | 82,650 |
| Attendances | 199,840 | 236,175 | 203,523 | 166,874 |
| Ordinary treatment sessions | 19,737 | 22,619 | 19,133 | 15,890 |
| General anaesthetic sessions | 1,679 | 1,774 | 1,685 | 1,559 |
| Temporary teeth extracted | 116,795 | 116,664 | 109,467 | 101,066 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 18,716 | 20,641 | 18,103 | 16.247 |
| Temporary teeth restored by fillings | 39,685 | 43,033 | 34,506 | 23,960 |
| Permanent teeth restored by fillings | 82,309 | 94,561 | 67,395 | 53,388 |
| Fillings in temporary teeth | 42,222 | 45,617 | 36,341 | 25,191 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 92,335 | 104,913 | 73,740 | 58,000 |
| Other operations—temporary teeth | * | 28,406† | 38,649 | 33,489 |
| Other operations—permanent teeth | * | 25,602† | 32,888 | 25,485 |
| Local anaesthetics for extraction | 24,857 | 24,859 | 24,328 | 20,557 |
| Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment | 5,582 | 5,372 | 2,926 | 1,577 |
| General anaesthetics | 38,036 | 41,292 | 39,455 | 35,102 |
| Cases completed | 86,166 | 98,474 | 85,755 | 74.443 |
* Figures not available,
† Figures for April-December only.
Routine dental inspections in schools for the third consecutive year were greatly
curtailed to prevent congestion at the remaining treatment centres. (See graph).
| 1945 | 4.04 to 1 |
| 1946 | 4.2 to 1 |
| 1947 | 4.93 to 1 |
| 1948 | 4.58 to 1 |
| 1949 | 3.72 to 1 |
| 1950 | 3.29 to 1 |
Residential
establishments
These statistics are additional to those in the proceeding table.
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary treatment sessions | 643 | 645 | 572 | 524 |
| General anaesthetic sessions | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Number of children inspected | 6,523 | 6,781 | 5,648 | 5,783 |
| Number found to require treatment | 3,329 | 2,996 | 2,333 | 2,355 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 51% | 44.2% | 41.3% | 40.7% |
| Attendances for treatment | 3,792 | 4,688 | 4,179 | 3,791 |
| Temporary teeth extracted | 1,033 | 1,097 | 1,128 | 920 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 336 | 390 | 271 | 172 |
| Temporary teeth restored by fillings | 855 | 1,202 | 1,058 | 854 |
| Permanent teeth restored by fillings | 1,967 | 1,916 | 1,555 | 1,547 |
| Fillings in temporary teeth | 1,048 | 1,354 | 1,116 | 976 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,166 | 2,128 | 1,715 | 1,708 |
| Completed scalings | 706 | 914 | 700 | 583 |
| Temporary dressings, etc | 631 | 709 | 745 | 511 |
| Local anaesthetics for extraction | 793 | 830 | 832 | 666 |
| Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment | 61 | 133 | 71 | 53 |
| General anaesthetics | 163 | 183 | 163 | 272 |
| Cases completed | 2,284 | 2,524 | 2,357 | 2,363 |