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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 1960

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

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Table: T able (i)

T able (i)

19561957195819591960
Dental officers
Number employed (i) full-time52444235½*36½*
(ii) part-time7074979484
Total122118139129½120½
Full-time equivalent
(i) School service73.365.772.564.464.6
(ii) M & CW service6.46.86.364.9
Total79.772.578.870.469.5
Establishment (temporary)9595959595
Weekly sessions School service
(i) by full-time dental officers561½460437364373
(ii) by part-time dental officers246263361355½337½
Total807½723798719½710½
M & CW service
(i) by full-time dental officers42½46412931
(ii) by part-time dental officers27½29½2837½22½
Total7075½6966½53½
Grand Total877½798½867786764

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

Table: T able (ii)

T able (ii)

19561957195819591960
Number of inspection sessions held at schools2,1111,3541,9522,1772,473
Number of children inspected at schools by dental officers213,957120,440196,573215,637244,630
Number found to require treatment163,41491,868144,050152,131165,439
Percentage requiring treatment76.4%76.3%73.5%70.5 %67.6 %
Additional number inspected at centres44,07856,59836,06727,57623,229
Total number found to require treatment207,492148,466180,117179,707188,668
Total cases treated115,587102,56897,30082,44877,781
Attendances332,785308,862298,342267,781256,983
Ordinary treatment sessions31,25731,84131,32229,63729,006
General anaesthetic sessions1,7081,5941,4311,1801,049
Temporary teeth extracted83,34169,24758,22346,46142,343
Permanent teeth extracted19,99218,27319,34214,97314,467
Temporary teeth restored by fillings43,47445,50940,99439,86138,164
Permanent teeth restored by fillings129,931117,148122,558110,934109,586
Fillings in temporary teeth46,08848,47743,17642,65640,996
Fillings in permanent teeth144,746131,071136,811125,053124,821
Other operations:
temporary teeth58,80858,02154,88449,10943,889
permanent teeth68,97264,67564,99561,83563,835
Local anaesthetics for extraction16,19514,40413,32012,35412,165
Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment9,49410,71813,96411,66713,082
General anaesthetics38,74034,01930,86124,36721,753
Cases for whom immediate treatment was completed11,61410,41510,5669,4148,407
Cases discharged as dentally fit79,99471,26066,99054,47450,584