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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE IV.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
| (1) Number of children who were | ||||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist | ||||
| Aged : | ||||
| Age Groups | 3 | 52 | Total 6.941 | |
| 4 | 241 | |||
| 5 | 523 | |||
| 6 | 656 | |||
| 7 | 797 | |||
| 8 | 698 | |||
| 9 | 676 | |||
| 10 | 725 | |||
| 11 | 805 | |||
| 12 | 732 | |||
| 13 | 721 | |||
| 14 | 309 | |||
| 15 | 6 | |||
| 16 | ... | |||
| Specials (Casuals) 823 | ||||
| Grand Total 7,764 | ||||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 5,060 | |||
| 2,251 | ||||
| (2) Half-days devoted to Inspection 53 Treatment 792—Total | 845 | |||
| .3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 5,149 | |||
| (4) Fillings, Permanent Teeth 2,514 Temporary „ 240-Total | 2,754 | |||
| (5) Extractions, Permanent Teeth 746 Temporary ,, 4,439 -Total | 5,185 | |||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,503 | |||
| (7) Other operations, Permanent Teeth 311 Temporary ,, 65 -Total | 376 | |||