Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Types of treatment given.
Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under school age | |
---|---|---|---|
Extractions— (a) Permanent teeth | 166 | 108 | - |
(b) Temporary teeth | — | — | 456 |
Fillings (a) Permanent teeth | 126 | 108 | - |
(6) Temporary teeth | — | — | 570 |
Inlays provided | — | — | — |
Crowns provided | — | — | — |
Anaesthetics administered (a) Local | 64 | 26 | 57 |
(b) General (i) by Medical Officers on County staff | - | - | _ |
(ii) by others | 35 | 22 | 195 |
(a) Scaling | 62 | 22 | 7 |
(6) Prolonged scaling and gum treatment | 11 | 3 | — |
Silver nitrate treatment | 2 | 6 | 532 |
Dressings | 152 | 120 | 306 |
X-ray examinations | 32 | 11 | 6 |
Dentures provided | 5 | 5 | _ |
9 | 19 | - | |
Dentures repaired | _ | 1 | _ |
Dentures re-made | - | - | - |
— | — | - | |
Orthodontic appliances (a) Fixed | - | - | - |
(6) Moveable | — | — | - |
Prophylactic treatment and other operations | - | - | - |
Gum treatment | 23 | 8 | - |
Cleaning and polishing | 36 | 11 | - |
Oral hygiene instruction | 7 hrs. | 1½ hrs. | - |
Number of treatments (scaling and prophylactic) carried out by Oral Hygienists). | 132 | 44 | — |