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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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69
Specials (Casuals) 651
Grand Total 6,695
(b) Found to require treatment 3,704
(c) Actually treated 2,349
(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection 81
Treatment 469—Total 550
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 4,576
(4) Fillings, Permanent Teeth 2,408
Temporary ,, 164-Total 2,572
(5) Extractions, Permanent Teeth 644
Temporary ,, 4,278—Total 5,722
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for
tions 1,430
(7) Other operations, Permanent Teeth 355
Temporary „ 66—Total 421
TABLE V.
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 | 10,061 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 501 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | – |
| (5) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| – | |
| (b) Under the School Attendance Bye-laws | – |