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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
Hendon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| (2) Half days devoted to:- | ||
| 1. Inspection | 89 | Represents an average of 114 inspected per session. Parents are present at these inspections. |
| 2. Treatment | 1485 | |
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment:— Elementary Schools | 13644 | |
| Secondary Schools | 856 14500 | |
| (4) Fillings:— Elementary Schools:— Permanent teeth | 6258 | Includes 780 porcelain fillings and 87 pulp capping treatments. |
| Temporary teeth | 1039 | |
| Secondary Schools:— | 7297 | |
| Permanent teeth | 524 | |
| 7821 | ||
| (5) Extractions:— Elementary Schools:— Permanent teeth | 1722 | Includes 334 permanent extractions carried out for regulation purposes. |
| Temporary teeth | 7340 | |
| 9062 | ||
| Secondary Schools:— Permanent teeth | 104 | |
| Temporary teeth | 28 | |
| 132 | ||
| (6) Administrations of General | Includes 250 Vinyl Ether cases. | |
| Anaesthetics:— | ||
| Elementary Schools | 2583 | |
| Secondary Schools | 59 | |
| 2642 | ||
| (7) Other operations:— | Consists of silver nitrate treatment, scaling, etc. | |
| Elementary Schools | 3194 | |
| Secondary Schools | 404 | |
| 3598 | ||