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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| (4) Fillings, Permanent Teeth 5,459 Temporary „ 219—Total | 5,678 |
| (5) Extractions, Permanent Teeth 1,641 Temporary „ 6,170—Total | 7,811 |
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions ... | 1,940 |
| (7) Other operations, Permanent Teeth 782 Temporary ,, 286—Total | 1,068 |
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 | 29,763 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,385 |
| (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 | — |
| — | |