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
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| (4) Fillings, Permanent Teeth 6,108 | 6,607 |
| Temporary ,, 499—Total | |
| (5) Extractions, Permanent Teeth 1,382 | 7,792 |
| Temporary ,, 6,410—Total | |
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,641 |
| (7) Other operations, Permanent Teeth 995 | 1,455 |
| Temporary „ 460—Total |
TABLE VI.
U ncleanliness and V erminous C onditions.
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 29,564 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,108 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | — |
| (5) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| — | |
| (6) Under the School Attendance Bye-laws | — |