Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT
Ages 5 to 9 | Ages 10 to 14 | Ages 15 and over | Total | ||
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First Visit | 3838 | 3364 | 609 | 7811 | |
Subsequent Visits | 5189 | 6591 | 1244 | 13024 | |
Total Visits | 9027 | 9955 | 1853 | 20835 | |
Additional courses of treatment commenced | 988 | 652 | 138 | 1778 | |
Fillings in permanent teeth | 2878 | 6675 | 2030 | 11583 | |
Fillings in deciduous teeth | 6851 | 719 | - | 7570 | |
Permanent teeth filled | 2046 | 3949 | 1336 | 7331 | |
Deciduous teeth filled | 4839 | 469 | — | 5308 | |
Permanent teeth extracted | 49 | 274 | 65 | 388 | |
Deciduous teeth extracted | 1310 | 306 | — | 1616 | |
General anaesthetics | 441 | 139 | 11 | 591 | |
Emergencies | 154 | 59 | 19 | 232 | |
Number of Pupils X-rayed | 320 | ||||
Prophylaxis | 2,505 | ||||
Teeth otherwise conserved | 601 | ||||
Number of teeth root filled | 38 | ||||
Inlays | 3 | ||||
Crowns | 20 | ||||
Courses of treatment completed | 5,450 | ||||
ORTHODONTICS | |||||
Cases remaining from previous year | 332 | ||||
New cases commenced during year | 298 | ||||
Cases completed during year | 146 | ||||
Cases discontinued during year | 10 | ||||
Number of removable appliances fitted | 291 | ||||
Number of fixed appliances fitted | 3 | ||||
Pupils referred to Hospital Consultant | 2 | ||||
PROSTHETICS | |||||
Pupils supplied with F.U. or F.L. (first time) | — | ||||
Pupils supplied with other dentures (first time) | 1 | ||||
Number of dentures supplied | 1 | ||||
ANAESTHETICS | |||||
General Anaesthetics administered by Dental Officers | 2 | ||||
INSPECTIONS | |||||
(a) First inspection at school. Number of Pupils | 36,839 | ||||
(b) First inspection at clinic. Number of Pupils | 2.600 | ||||
Number of (a) + (b) found to require treatment | 12,039 | ||||
Number of (a) + (b) offered treatment | 9,572 | ||||
(c) Pupils re-inspected at school or clinic | 1,669 | ||||
Number of (c) found to require treatment | 1,014 | ||||
SESSIONS | |||||
Sessions devoted to treatment | 2,704.75 | ||||
Sessions devoted to inspection | 198.25 | ||||
Sessions devoted to Dental Health Education | 89 |