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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
Willesden 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Treatment | 709 | ||||
| (3) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 4,923 | |||
| (4) | Fillings Permanent Teeth | 1,901 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 654 | ||||
| (5) | Extractions Permanent Teeth | 775 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 4,159 | ||||
| (6) | Administrations of anaesthetics :— General—For extractions | 1,394 | |||
| Local | 741 | ||||
| (7) | Other Operations Permanent Teeth | 369 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 146 | ||||
Table No. 42.
Return showing number of cases referred for following up in 1926 and previous years, with a view to Dental treatment being obtained.
| Year. | Referred by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Inspections and Officers of the Health Department. | Head Teachers. | School Attendance Officers. | Others. | Total. | |
| 1926 | 4,799 | 73 | 0 | 1,544 | 6,416 |
| 1925 | 7,159 | 75 | 1 | 1,294 | 8,529 |
| 1924 | 9,642 | 34 | 0 | 570 | 10,246 |
| 1923 | 6,504 | 98 | 2 | 605 | 7,209 |
| 1922 | 4.383 | 129 | 0 | 930 | 5,442 |
| 1921 | 2,624 | 293 | 16 | 1,116 | 4,049 |
| 1920 | 1,386 | 466 | 6 | 1,379 | 3,237 |
| 1919 | 2,833 | 654 | 17 | 1,371 | 4,875 |
Table No. 43.
Return showing the number of dental defects referred for following up, the number of visits made in connection therewith and the extent to which remedial measures were carried out during 1926 at Health Visitors' last visit.
| Brought forward, 1926 | 719 | ||
| New during year | 6,444 | ||
| Number of visits made by Health Visitors | 6,103 | ||
| 1,965 | |||
| Otherwise | 68 | ||
| No report available | 108 | ||
| Number of defects for which no treatment had been undertaken at Health Visitor's final visit | 4,645 | ||
| Carried forward to 1927 | 377 | ||
| Percentage of defects followed up which were known to have received treatment | 28 |