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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| School. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Dressings and Scalings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville Road | 114 | 92 | 17 |
| Davies Lane | 106 | 78 | 14 |
| Church Road | 142 | 121 | 24 |
| Cann Hall Road | 176 | 122 | 29 |
| Cobbold Road | 85 | 74 | 12 |
| Farmer Road | 134 | 138 | 26 |
| St. Joseph's | 48 | 55 | 12 |
| Capworth Street | 245 | 267 | 31 |
| High Road | 34 | 30 | 6 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 56 | 62 | 14 |
| Newport Road | 233 | 211 | 56 |
| Sybourn Street | 160 | 102 | 13 |
| Canterbury Road | 160 | 78 | 20 |
| Kirkdale Road | 209 | 109 | 32 |
| Norlington Road | 231 | 176 | 33 |
| 2133 | 1715 | 339 |
Brought forward from 1918. Fillings, 541; extractions, 458;
dressings, 61.
Casuals, 1919: Fillings, 147; extractions, 593; dressings, 34.
Full total of year's work: Fillings, 2,821; extractions, 2,766;
dressings, 434.
629 teeth were extracted under Nitrous Oxide, which was
administered by the Medical Officer on 187 occasions.
RINGWORM OF SCALP.
Cases requiring X-ray treatment are treated at the London
Hospital on payment by the Council of £1 Is. per case. During
the year 84 children have been so treated.
SCABIES.
The arrangements made for the treatment of these cases at
the Isolation Hospital, reported last year, have been continued,
and treatment was given on 426 occasions.