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
Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Table V .—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | |||||
| Inspected by the Dentist: | |||||
| Aged: | Total | 12466 | |||
| 5 | 1422 | ||||
| 6 | 1252 | ||||
| 7 | 1335 | ||||
| 8 | 1072 | ||||
| 9 | 1053 | ||||
| 10 | 1108 | ||||
| 11 | 1375 | ||||
| 12 | 1538 | ||||
| 13 | 1621 | ||||
| 14-16 | 690 | ||||
| (6) Specials | 1840 | ||||
| Grand Total | 14306 | ||||
| (2) Found to require treatment | 9512 | ||||
| (3) Actually treated | 7602 | ||||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 9937 | ||||
| (5) Half-days devoted to:— | |||||
| Inspection | 78 | ||||
| Treatment | 1193 | ||||
| Total | 1271 | ||||
| (6) Fillings:— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 5118 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 2502 | ||||
| Total | 7620 | ||||
| (7) Extractions:— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 1914 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 7494 | ||||
| Total | 9408 | ||||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 4192 | ||||
| (9) Other operations:— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 1502 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 1591 | ||||
| Total | 3093 | ||||
Table VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
| (i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 4 |
| (ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 48409 |
| (iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 1375 |
| (iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | _ |
| (v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| _ | |
| (6) Under School Attendance Byelaws | - |