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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 17 DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
| (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:- | |
| (a) At Periodic Inspections | 8,784 |
| (b) As specials | 1,131 |
| Total | 9,915 |
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 7,032 |
| (3) Number offered treatment | 5,645 |
| (4) Number actually treated | 3,532 |
| (5) Number of attendances made by pupils for treatment including those recorded at 11(h) | 9,051 |
| (6) Half days devoted to: (a) Periodic (School) Inspection | 82 |
| (b) Treatment | 1,043 |
| Total | 1,125 |
| (7) Fillings: (a) Permanent Teeth | 5,525 |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 882 |
| Total | 6,407 |
| (8) Number of Teeth filled: | |
| (a) Permanent Teeth | 4,701 |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 722 |
| Total | 5,423 |
| (9) Extractions: (a) Permanent Teeth | 907 |
| (b) Temporary Teeth | 2,570 |
| Total | 3,477 |
| (10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 1,409 |
| (11) Orthodontics (a) Cases commenced during the year | 82 |
| (b) Cases carried forward from previous year | 31 |
| (c) Cases completed during the year | 15 |
| (d) Cases discontinued during the year | 1 |
| (e) Pupils treated with appliances | 73 |
| (f) Removable appliances fitted | 103 |
| (g) Fixed appliances fitted (h) Total attendances | 1 840 |
| (12) Number of pupils supplied with artificial teeth | 25 |
| (13) Other operations: (a) Permanent teeth | 793 |
| (b) Temporary teeth | 597 |
| Total | 1,390 |