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London County Council 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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School Dental Service Staff
| Full-time | Part-Time | Total Full-time | Establishment Full-time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Equivalent to Full-time | ||||
| At end of 1947 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 49 | 66 |
| At 5.7.48 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 61 | 66 |
| At end of 1948 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 53 | 66 |
| At end of 1949 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 45 | 66 |
| At end of 1950 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 40 | 66 |
| At end of 1951 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 66 |
| Statistics | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of inspection sessions held at schools | 1,230 | 946 | 544 | 441 |
| Number of children inspected at schools by Dentists | 158,063 | 96,201 | 52,931 | 46.473 |
| Number found to require treatment | 102,344 | 61,445 | 32,733 | 29,397 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 64.7% | 63.9% | 60.8% | 63-2% |
| Additional number inspected at centres | 44,068 | 65,380 | 63,583 | 65,501 |
| Total number found to require treatment | 146,412 | 126,825 | 96,316 | 94,898 |
| Total cases treated | 118,439 | 102,495 | 82,650 | 82,564 |
| Attendances | 236,175 | 203,523 | 166,874 | 172,063 |
| Ordinary treatment sessions | 22,619 | 19,133 | 15,890 | 15,760 |
| General anaesthetic sessions | 1,774 | 1,685 | 1,559 | 1,516 |
| Temporary teeth extracted | 116,664 | 109,467 | 101,066 | 93,981 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 20,641 | 18,103 | 16,247 | 15,850 |
| Temporary teeth restored by fillings | 43,033 | 34,506 | 23,960 | 21,684 |
| Permanent teeth restored by fillings | 94,561 | 67,395 | 53,388 | 54,356 |
| Fillings in temporary teeth | 45,617 | 36,341 | 25,191 | 24,206 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 104,913 | 73,740 | 58,000 | 60,568 |
| Other operations—temporary teeth | 28,406t | 38,649 | 33,489 | 39,523 |
| Other operations—permanent teeth | 25,602t | 32,888 | 25,485 | 28,199 |
| Local anaesthetics for extraction | 24,859 | 24,328 | 20,557 | 21,300 |
| Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment | 5,372 | 2,926 | 1,577 | 1,607 |
| General anaesthetics | 41,292 | 39,455 | 35,102 | 34,097 |
| Cases completed | 98,474 | 85,755 | 74,443 | 24,611§ |
| Cases for whom immediate treatment was completed | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 8,481* |
| Cases discharged as dentally fit | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 40,369* |
t Figures not available ;
t Figures for April-December only ;
* Figures for May-December only ;
§ Figures for January-April only.
Ratio of permanent teeth restored to permanent teeth extracted
| 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 |
| 1951 ............ | 3-43 to 1 |
The slight improvement in the ratio of permanent teeth restored to permanent
teeth extracted is encouraging and is illustrative of the value of the method of more
exactly stabilising sessional attendances which was firmly continued throughout the
year.