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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
Croydon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Treatment
Attitudes have been changing particularly in recent years and it is interesting to compare the treatment pattern for the year 1963 with that of 1968.
| For every hundred courses of treatment | 1963 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of permanent teeth filled | 50 | 120 |
| " " deciduous teeth filled | 18 | 68 |
| " " permanent teeth extracted | 15 | 19 |
| " " deciduous teeth extracted | 36 | 35 |
| " " attendances for General Anaesthetic | 21 | 19 |
| " " attendances for treatment | 170 | 270 |
| Percentage of courses completed | 49% | 83% |
| of visits for emergency treatment | 6.5% | 4.7% |
| " of orthodontic cases discontinued | 25% | 10% |
| Number of deciduous teeth filled for every 100 extracted | 50 | 194 |
| " " permanent teeth filled for every 100 extracted | 330 | 630 |
It is also encouraging to note that, whereas in 1963 one visit in 14 was for emergency treatment necessitated by pain or infection, in 1968 one visit in 20 was for this reason.
| Sessional treatment analysis | 1963 | 1968 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses commenced | per session | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Permanent teeth filled | „ | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | „ | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | „ | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | „ | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| General anaesthetics | „ | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Attendances | „ | 7.2 | 8.0 |
| Courses completed | „ | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Emergencies | „ | 0.5 | 0.4 |