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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
Shoreditch 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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A summary of the work done during the year is contained in the following
tables : —
Table I.— Inspection and Treatment of Children.
| No. of primary examinations | No. of 1st Attendances for Course of Treatment | No. of extractions (teeth) | Local Anaesthetics | General Anaesthetics | No. of Fillings | No. of scalings | No. of Orthodontic plates fitted | Orthodontic visits | No. of surgical operations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Temporary | 1st (a) | Subsequent (b) | ||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (10) | |||||
| Up to 2 yrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Over 2 ,, | 37 | 34 | 111 | ... | 33 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Over 3 ,, | 63 | 50 | 167 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Over 4 ,, | 116 | 104 | 325 | ... | 103 | 66 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| School children | 108 | 51 | 118 | 9 | 39 | 56 | 25 | ... | 12 | 6 | 137 | 1 | |
| Total | 330 | 240 | 722 | 10 | 222 | 138 | 41 | ... | 12 | 6 | 137 | 1 | |
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