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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| (2) | Found to require treatment | 5,004 |
| (3) | Actually treated | 3,329 |
| Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 9,530 | |
| *(5) | Half-days devoted to:— | |
| Inspection | 53 | |
| Treatment | 1,239 | |
| Other work | 3 | |
| Total | 1,295 | |
| (6) | Fillings:— | |
| Permanent teeth | 5,384 | |
| Temporary teeth | 2,055 | |
| Total | 7,439 | |
| (7) | Extractions:— | |
| Permanent teeth | 730 | |
| Temporary teeth | 4,303 | |
| Total | 5,033 | |
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions
1,391
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 2,241
Temporary teeth 1,448
Total 3,689
* Including Secondary Schools.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during
the year by the school nurses and all other
authorised persons 9.8
(ii) Total number of examinations of pupils in the
schools by school nurses and all other authorised
persons 18,723
(iii) Number of individual pupils found unclean 426
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