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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
Leyton 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Treatment Carried Out at School Clinic.
| School. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Dressings and Scalings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Road | 153 | 115 | 3 |
| Cann Hall Road | 230 | 127 | 25 |
| Cobbold Road | 78 | 31 | 7 |
| Farmer Road | 159 | 104 | 19 |
| St. Joseph's | 57 | 32 | 2 |
| High Road | 61 | 35 | 3 |
| Capworth Street | 282 | 139 | 22 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 123 | 51 | 12 |
| Newport Road | 239 | 122 | 12 |
| Sybourn Street | 102 | 84 | 10 |
| Canterbury Road | 142 | 96 | 7 |
| Kirkdale Road | 152 | 114 | 23 |
| Norlington Road | 328 | 180 | 50 |
| Trumpington Road | 104 | 71 | 17 |
| Harrow Green | 100 | 72 | 13 |
| Goodall Road | 266 | 114 | 37 |
| Downsell Road | 79 | 47 | 13 |
| Ruckholt Road | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| 2675 | 1551 | 279 |
Brought forward from 1917: Fillings, 277; extractions, 256;
dressings, 26.
Casuals: Fillings, 91; extractions, 779; dressings, 53.
Full total of year's work:Fillings, 3,043; extractions, 2,586;
dressings, 358.
729 of the 2,586 extractions were performed under Nitrous
Oxide. This was administered on 202 occasions, giving an average
of 3.6 teeth per each administration. Chloroform was given
on two occasions.
DENTAL TREATMENT OF MOTHERS.
152 mothers of the Infant Welfare Clinic received dental
treatment.
Treatment carried out consisted of 224 fillings, 624 extraction.),
and 24 scalings.