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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| (9) Extractions: Permanent teeth | 44 |
| Temporary teeth | 5,920 |
| Total | 6,364 |
| (10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 1,491 |
| (11) Other Operations: (a) Permanent teeth | 556 |
| (b) Temporary teeth | 728 |
| Total | 1,284 |
TABLE 56 INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.
| (i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons | 39,868 |
| Total number of Individual Pupils examined Approx | 15,000 |
| (11) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 745 |
| (ill) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944) | 30 |
| (iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) | - |