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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(2) Found to require treatment 5,490
(3) Actually treated 4,340
(4) Attenances made by pupils for treatment 13,548
*(5) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 63
Treatment 1,709
Total 1,772
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 7,633
Temporary teeth 2,812
Total 10,445
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 977
Temporary teeth 5,575
Total 6,552
(8) Administrations of general anesthetics for extractions
(all schools) 2,094
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 4,974
Temporary teeth 1,517
Total 6,491
* 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 54,128
(ii) Number of individual pupils found unclean 334
(iii) Percentage of pupils found unclean 0.61
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