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
Bromley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| (a) Number referred for treatment as in-patients in hospital or hospital schools | 9 |
| (b) Number treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patients' department | 446 |
| Number of Clinics held | 33 |
| Number of attendances for'consultation with Surgeon | 934 |
| Number of attendances for massage and exercises | 4.684 |
| Number of attendances for ultra violet rays | 1,482 |
Group V.—Child Guidance and Speech Therapy
Number of pupils referred:
(a) Under Child Guidance arrangements 28
(b) Under Speech Therapy arrangements 17
| Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers: | ||
| (a) Periodic Age Groups | 4,117 | |
| (b) Specials | 974 | |
| Total (Periodic and Special) | 5,091 | |
| Number found to require treatment | 3.277 | |
| Number actually treated | 2.936 | |
| Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 6.641 | |
| Half-days devoted to (a) Inspection | 21 | |
| (b) Treatment | 838 1/24 | |
| Total | 859 1/24 | |
| Fillings—(a) Permanent Teeth | 2,147 | |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 1,777 | |
| Total | 3.924 | |
| Extractions—(a) Permanent Teeth | 512 | |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 2,413 | |
| Total | 2,925 | |
| Administrations of general anaesthetics for extraction | 1.316 | |
| Other Operations—(a) Permanent Teeth | 2,383 | |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 323 | |
| Total | 2,706* | |
| * Including— | ||
| Number of scalings and polishing | 143 | |
| Number of dressings—(a) Permanent Teeth | 153 | |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 301 | |
| Total | 454 | |