London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Enfield 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| 5-9 years | 10-14 years | 15 years and over | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances and Treatment | ||||
| First visit for treatment | 3,297 | 3,018 | 683 | 6,998 |
| Subsequent visits | 4,581 | 6,459 | 1,694 | 12,734 |
| Total visits | 7,878 | 9,477 | 2,377 | 19,732 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 645 | 310 | 58 | 1,013 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 1,436 | 5,109 | 1,854 | 8,399 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 5,924 | 868 | — | 6,792 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 1,151 | 4,062 | 1,495 | 6,708 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 4,943 | 688 | — | 5,631 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 71 | 616 | 115 | 802 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1,883 | 730 | — | 2,613 |
| General anaesthetics | 909 | 316 | 22 | 1,247 |
| Emergencies | 224 | 69 | 18 | 311 |
| Number of pupils X-rayed | 542 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 612 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 2,774 | |||
| Number of teeth root filled | 14 | |||
| Inlays | 1 | |||
| Crowns | 14 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 6,152 | |||
| Orthodontics | ||||
| Cases remaining from previous year | 615 | |||
| New cases commenced during year | 251 | |||
| Cases completed during year | 150 | |||
| Cases discontinued during year | 27 | |||
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 476 | |||
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | 55 | |||
| Pupils referred to hospital consultant | 5 | |||
| Total attendances at clinics | 4,990 | |||
| Prosthetics | ||||
| Pupils supplied with full upper or full | ||||
| lower dentures (first time) | — | — | — | — |
| Pupils supplied with other dentures (first | ||||
| time) | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| Number of dentures supplied | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| Anaesthetics | ||||
| General Anaesthetics administered by Medical Officers | 1,247 | |||
| Inspections | ||||
| (a) First inspection at school. Number of pupils | 18,504 | |||
| (b) First inspection at clinic. Number of pupils | 3,287 | |||
| Number of (a) + (b) found to require treatment | 9,288 | |||
| Number of (a) + (b) offered treatment | 8,301 | |||
| (c) Pupils re-inspected at school clinic | 445 | |||
| Number of (c) found to require treatment | 332 | |||
| Sessions | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment (incl. 571 orthodontic sessions) | 2,883 | |||
| Sessions devoted to inspection | 154 | |||
| Sessions devoted to Dental Health Education | 8 | |||