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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (iv)
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of special orthodontic sessions | 185 | 290 | 321 |
| Number accepted at special orthodontic sessions .. | 195 | 252 | 108 |
| Number acceptcd at routine sessions | 432 | 427 | 403 |
| Number referred to hospitals | 59 | 182 | 158 |
| Total number of patients accepted | 686 | 861 | 669 |
Maternity and child welfare dental service
For still another year, no effort was made to determine the need for dental treatment in
mothers and pre-school children coming under the survey of Council officers and such
effort as was made in this sphere was directed to meeting demand for treatment. The
demand was confined to the treatment potential of about 10 per cent, of the total
dental staff as any addition meant a corresponding decrease in school dental work.
Table (v) gives some figures for comparison with former years.
Table (v)
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions | 3,220 | 3,169 | 3,293 |
| Number of appointments offered | 35,854 | 36,711 | 36,636 |
| Attendances—by appointment | 26,430 | 27,640 | 26,006 |
| —other | 1,526 | 1,799 | 1,717 |
| Silver nitrate treatment | 5,058 | 4,716 | 5,423 |
| Fillings | 13,212 | 13,465 | 11,310 |
| Extractions | 9,177 | 9,561 | 7,809 |
| Dentures supplied—new full | 572 | 538 | 508 |
| —new partial | 686 | 778 | 820 |
| Number made dentally fit | 7,117 | 7,492 | 6,010 |
Dental services in boarding schools and residential establishments
Apart from some alterations in personnel little change was effected in this section during
1957. In the main arrangements worked satisfactorily from the point of view of inspection
and treatment and no establishment was left without attention over long periods.
Escort, transport, and the variety of financial arrangements employed presented administrative
difficulties but were the best arrangements possible to meet prevailing circumstances.
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