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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(7) Extractions—
| Permanent teeth | 940 |
| Temporary teeth | 3,281 |
| Total | 4,221 |
| (8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,870 |
| (9) Other operations— | |
| Permanent teeth | 4,029 |
| Temporary teeth | 752 |
| Total | 4,778 |
TABLE V INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
| (i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school | |
| nurses or other authorised persons | 32,671 |
| (ii) Number of individual pupils found unclean | 627 |