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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics | Elsewhere | |
| Number of pupils treated at Child Guidance Cllnics | 299 | - |
GROUP 6. - SPEECH THERAPY.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 137 | - |
GROUP 7 - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
| Number of Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous Minor Ailments | 163 | 32 |
| (b) Other | ||
| 1. General debility | 377 | 71 |
| 2. Disease of the digestive system | 50 | 17 |
| 3. Developmental Defects | 6 | 64 |
| 4. Asthma and Respiratory Diseases | 104 | 117 |
| 5. Nervous Disorders | 41 | 21 |
| 6. Other Conditions | 37 | 35 |
| Total | 778 | 357 |
TABLE 55 DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers
| (a) Periodic age groups | 4,438 | |
| (b) Specials | 1,498 | |
| Total | 5,936 | |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 4,622 |
| (3) | Number referred for treatment | 3,037 |
| (4) | Number actually treated | 3,064 |
| (5) | Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 4,718 |
| (6) | Half-days devoted to (a) Inspection | 49 |
| (b) Treatment | 654 | |
| Total | 703 | |
| (7) | Fillings : Permanent teeth | 1,207 |
| Temporary teeth | 279 | |
| Total | 1,486 | |
| (8) | Number of teeth filled : Permanent teeth | 1,047 |
| Temporary teeth | 274 | |
| Total | 1,351 |