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

East Ham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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(4) Attendances made by
children for treatment 2,502
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 363
Temporary teeth 2,481
Total 2,844
(5) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 54
Treatment 328
(8) Administrations of
general anaesthetics
for extractions 120
Total 382
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 107
Temporary teeth 73
Total 180

Table: TABLE VI.UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.All cases of uncleanliness, however slight, are recorded. The Return relates to individual children and not to instances of uncleanliness.

TABLE VI.

UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

All cases of uncleanliness, however slight, are recorded. The Return relates to individual children and not to instances of uncleanliness.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses12
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses22,573
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean (see note above)679
(iv) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921Nil
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-LawsNil