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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 1959

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

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Table: Table (i)

Table (i)

19551956195719581959
Dental officers Number employed (i) full-time4952444235½*
(ii) part-time6770749794
Total116122118139129½
Full-time equivalent (i) School service6710/11734/11658/11726/11644/11
(ii) M & CW service52/1164/116ft63/116
Total731/11798/11726/11789/11704/11
Establishment (temporary)9395959595
Weekly sessions School service (i) by full-time dental officers527½561½460437364
(ii) by part-time dental officers220246263361355½
Total747½807½723798719½
M & CW service (i) by full-time dental officers33½42½464129
(ii) by part-time dental officers2427½29½2837½
Total57½7075½6966½
Grand Total805877½798½867786

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* ½' full-time officer accounted for by appointment of half-time Assistant Chief Dental Officer

Table: Table (ii)

Table (ii)

19551956195719581959
Number of inspection sessions held at schools2,0082,1111,3541,9522,177
Number of children inspected at schools by dental officers202,242213,957120,440196,573215,637
Number found to require treatment151,326163,41491,868144,050152,131
Percentage requiring treatment74.8%76.4%76.3%73.5%70.5%
Additional number inspected at centres50,88744,07856,59836,06727,576
Total number found to require treatment202,213207,492148,466180,117179,707
Total cases treated121,362115,587102,56897,30082,448
Attendances317,684332,785308,862298,342267,781
Ordinary treatment sessions29,69831,25731,84131,32229,637
General anaesthetic sessions1,5781,7081,5941,4311,180
Temporary teeth extracted83,53983,34169,24758,22346,461
Permanent teeth extracted16,52719,99218,27319,34214,973
Temporary teeth restored by fillings45,25643,47445,50940,99439,861
Permanent teeth restored by fillings122,097129,931117,148122,558110,934
Fillings in temporary teeth48,07546,08848,47743,17642,656
Fillings in permanent teeth135,384144,746131,071136,811125,053
Other operations:
temporary teeth62,49658,80858,02154,88449,109
permanent teeth65,81168,97264,67564,99561,835
Local anaesthetics for extraction17,34116,19514,40413,32012,354
Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment7,1309,49410,71813,96411,667
General anaesthetics36,09938,74034,01930,86124,367
Cases for whom immediate treatment was completed13,74411,61410,41510,5669,414
Cases discharged as dentally fit80,96479,99471,26066,99054,474