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

Finchley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Fillings:
Permanent Teeth3,517
Temporary Teeth1,230
Total4,747
(7) Extractions:
Permanent Teeth293
Temporary Teeth2,195
Total2,488
(8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction686
(9) Other Operations:
(a) Permanent Teeth631
(b) Temporary Teeth221
Total (a) and (b)852

Table: TABLE VInfestation With Vermin

TABLE V

Infestation With Vermin

(1)Total number of examinations in the schools by the School Nurses or other authorised persons12,633
(2)Total number of individual pupils found to be infested196
(3)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing Notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944)20
(4)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944)