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 East Ham]
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No. of Half Hays devoted to Inspection. | No. of Half Days devoted to Treatment. | Total No. of Attendances made by the Children at the Clinic. | No. of Permanent Teeth. | No. of Permanent Teeth. | Total No. of Fillings. | Total No. of Extractions. | No. of Administrations of General Anaesthetics. | No. of other Operations. | |||
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Permanent Teeth. | Temporary Teeth. | ||||||||||
Extracted | Filled | Extracted | Filled | ||||||||
49 | 341 | 4041 | 390 | 856 | 6334 | 589 | 1445 | 6730 | 338 | 451 | 120 |
Table V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B, C, D and F, but excluding E).
Disease or Defect. | Number of Children. | |||
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Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Minor Ailments | 1989 | 1521 | 340 | 1861 |
Visual Defects | 806 | 526 | 14 | 540 |
Defects of Nose and Throat | 634 | 382 | 138 | 520 |
Dental Defects | 2134 | 1551 | 8 | 1559 |
Other Defects | 1400 | 1014 | 299 | 1313 |
Totals | 6963 | 4994 | 799 | 5793 |