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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under school age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extractions - | |||
| (a) Permanent teeth | 97 | 114 | - |
| (b) Temporary teeth | - | 1 | 323 |
| Fillings - | |||
| (a) Permanent teeth | 97 | 76 | 27 |
| (b) Temporary teeth | • | - | 578 |
| Inlays provided | 3 | 1 | - |
| Crowns provided | 1 | - | - |
| Anaesthetics administered - | |||
| (a) Local | 39 | 43 | 34 |
| (b) General (i) by Medical Offrs. on County Staff | - | - | - |
| (ii) by Others | 33 | 24 | 176 |
| (a) Scaling | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| (b) Prolonged scaling and gum treatment | 66 | 26 | - |
| Silver nitrate treatment | - | - | 384 |
| Dressings | 93 | 108 | 308 |
| X-ray examinations | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Dentures provided | |||
| (a) Full | 1 | 6 | - |
| (b) Partial | 12 | 10 | - |
| Dentures repaired | - | 2 | - |
| Dentures remade - | |||
| (a) Pull | - | - | - |
| (b) Partial | - | - | - |
| Orthodontic appliances - | |||
| (a) Fixed | - | - | - |
| (b) Movable | - | - | |
| Prophylactic treatment and other operations -Gum treatment | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Number of treatments (scaling and prophylactic carried out by Oral Hygienists) | 96 | 44 | 2 |
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