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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
Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of Children for whom spectacles were prescribed | 637 | 6 |
| Total number of Children who obtained or received spectacles | 630 | 6 |
Group
| Received Operative Treatment. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. |
| 340 | 14 | 354 | 92 | 446 |
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | |||||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist: | |||||
| Aged: | |||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 2245, | Total | 20125 | |
| 6 | 2223 | ||||
| 7 | 2482 | ||||
| 8 | 2164 | ||||
| 9 | 2412 | ||||
| 10 | 2655 | ||||
| 11 | 2726 | ||||
| 12 | 1363 | ||||
| 13 | 1275 | ||||
| 14 | 450 | ||||
| 15 | 130 | ||||
| Specials | .. | .. | 4422 | ||
| Grand Total | 24547 | ||||
| (b) Found to require treatment | .. | .. | .. | 13874 | |
| (c) Actually treated | .. | .. | .. | 7349 | |
| (2) Half-days devoted to:— | |||||
| Inspection | 89 | ||||
| Treatment | 774 | ||||
| Total | .. | 863 | |||
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | .. | .. | 7594 | ||
| (4) Fillings:— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 2026 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 3627 | ||||
| Total | .. | 5653 | |||