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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 1961

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

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Table: Table (i)—Staff and sessions

Table (i)—Staff and sessions

19571958195919601961
Dental officers
Number employed (i) full-time444235½*36½*36½*
(ii) part-time7497948472
Total118139129½120½108½
Full-time equivalent
(i) School service65.772.564.464.660.9
(ii) M & CW service6.86.364.94.8
Total72.578.870.469.565.7
Establishment (temporary)9595959595
Weekly sessions
School service
(i) by full-time dental officers460437364373361
(ii) by part-time dental officers263361355½337½308½
Total723798719½710½669½
M & CW service
(i) by full-time dental officers4641293132
(ii) by part-time dental officers29½2837½22½20½
Total75½6966½53½52½
Grand Total798½867786764722
* '½' full-time officer accounted for by appointment of half-time Assistant Chief Dental Officer

Table: Table (ii)— School dental service: Attendances and treatments

Table (ii)— School dental service: Attendances and treatments

19571958195919601961
Number of inspection sessions held at schools1,3541,9522,1772,4732,514
Number of children inspected at schools by dental officers120,440196,573215,637244,630246,803
Number found to require treatment91,868144,050152,131165,439161,277
Percentage requiring treatment76.3%73.5%70.5%67.6%65.3%
Additional number inspected at centres56,59836,06727,57623,22919,778
Total number found to require treatment148,466180,117179,707188,668181,055
Total cases treated102,56897,30082,44877,78169,470
Attendances308,862298,342267,781256,983237,411
Ordinary treatment sessions31,84131,32229,63729,00628,060
General anaesthetic sessions1,5941,4311,1801,049922
Temporary teeth extracted69,24758,22346,46142,34335,286
Permanent teeth extracted18,27319,34214,97314,46711,072
Temporary teeth restored by fillings45,50940,99439,86138,16437,533
Permanent teeth restored by fillings117,148122,558110,934109,586100,755
Fillings in temporary teeth48,47743,17642,65640,99640,350
Fillings in permanent teeth131,071136,811125,053124,821115,294
Other operations:
temporary teeth58,02154,88449,10943,88938,682
permanent teeth64,67564,99561,83563,83557,641
Local anaesthetics for extraction14,40413,32012,35412,1659,919
Local anaesthetics for conservative treatment10,71813,96411,66713,08212,844
General anaesthetics34,01930,86124,36721,75318,101
Cases for whom immediate treatment was completed10,41510,5669,4148,4075,317
Cases discharged as dentally fit71,26066,99054,47450,58445,003