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
Leyton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 7,646 |
| (4) Fillings, Permanent Teeth 4,971 Temporary „ 475—Total | 5,446 |
| (5) Extractions, Permanent Teeth 1,282 Temporary ,, 4,789—Total | 6,071 |
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,441 |
| (7) Other operations, Permanent Teeth 1,025 Temporary ,, 502—Tota | 1,527 |
TABLE VI.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 33,458 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,242 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | — |
| (5) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
| (b) Under the School Attendance Bye-laws | — |