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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(2) Found to require treatment 4,867
(3) Actually treated 3,514
(4) Attendances made by pupils for treatment 12,031
*(5) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 69
Treatment 1,786
Total 1,855
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 7,247
Temporary teeth 2,460
Total 9,707
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 825
Temporary teeth 4,106
Total 4,931
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions
(all schools) 1,428
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 4,802
Temporary teeth 1,660
Total 6,462
* Including Secondary Schools.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Total number of examinations of pupils in the
schools by school nurses and all other authorised
persons 33,824
(ii) Number of individual pupils found unclean 471
(iii) Percentage of pupils found unclean 1.42
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