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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 42.
| Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Sundries. | Total operations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
Fillings per 100 children =145. Extractions per 100 children =204.
Tables Dealing with the Work on Elementary School Children During the Year.
Table 43, corresponding to Table IV of the Board of Education's Statistical Tables, Group V—
| Aged : | Children attending Public Elementary Schools. | Children attending Special Schools. | Children attending Nursery Schools. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | — | 65 |
| 4 | — | — | 146 |
| 5 | 986 | — | 64 |
| 6 | 1,713 | 6 | — |
| 7 | 1,879 | 8 | — |
| 8 | 1,789 | 11 | — |
| 9 | 1,659 | 18 | — |
| 10 | 1,731 | 33 | — |
| 11 | 1,368 | 19 | — |
| 12 | 1,385 | 33 | — |
| 13 | 1,543 | 32 | — |
| 14 | 1,205 | 31 | — |
| 15 | — | 25 | — |
| 16 | — | 20 | — |
| Total | 15,258 | 236 | 275 |
| 816 | 9 | 23 | |
| 16,074 | 245 | 298 | |
| 11,538 | 165 | 166 | |
| 3. Number actually treated at the Authority's Health Centres | 4,342 | 36 | 43 |
| 4. Attendances made by children for treatment | 11,063 | 93 | 90 |
| 5. Half days devoted to Inspection | 284½ | 4 | |
| Treatment | 959 | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 1,243½ | 13 | 13½ |
| 6. Fillings—Permanent teeth | 5,456 | 43 | — |
| Temporary teeth | 823 | — | 28 |
| Total | 6,279 | 43 | 28 |
| 7. Extractions-—Permanent teeth | 1,348 | 42 | _ |
| Temporary teeth | 7,454 | 39 | 132 |
| Total | 8,802 | 81 | 132 |
| 8. Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,613 | 27 | 35 |
| ,, Local Anaesthetics | 405 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3,018 | 30 | 37 |
| 9. Other operations—Permanent teeth | 1,903 | 12 | — |
| Temporary teeth | 26 | — | |
| Total | 1,929 | 12 | 4 |