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Dagenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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DENTAL SERVICES
Inspection and Treatment
No. of Dental Officers at end of December, 1959 3
No. of sessions carried out during the year 914
No. of children on waiting list 253
No. of children on waiting list in 1958 426
No. of children inspected in 1959 3,863
No. of children inspected in 1958 2,031
No. of treatment sessions in 1959 850
No. of treatment sessions in 1958 723
No. of children who received treatment in 1959 1,758
No. of children who received treatment in 1958 1,632
Dental Inspection and Treatment of School Children
| Periodic | Specials | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Number of pupils inspected | 2,094 | 1,769 |
| (b) | Number found to require treatment | 1,140 | 1,617 |
| (c) | Number offered treatment | 1,140 | 1,616 |
| Number actually treated | 451 | 1,307 | |
| (e) | Number awaiting treatment | 161 | 92 |
| Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 669 | 4,497 | |
| Half days devoted by (a) Dental Officers to— | |||
| (i) Inspection | 64 | ||
| (ii) Treatment | 850 | ||
| Fillings | |||
| (i) Permanent teeth | 3,490 | ||
| (ii) Temporary teeth | 836 | ||
| Number of teeth filled | |||
| (i) Permanent teeth | 2,877 | ||
| (ii) Temporary teeth | 732 | ||
| Extractions | |||
| (i) Permanent teeth | |||
| (a) on account of caries | 763 | ||
| 25 | |||
| (ii) Temporary teeth | |||
| (a) on account of caries | 1,433 | ||
| (b) for other purposes | 5 | ||
| (k) | Anaesthetics administered | ||
| (i) Local | 1,218 | ||
| (ii) General | |||
| (a) by Medical Officers on County Staff | 182 | ||
| (b) by others | 686 | ||