London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Walthamstow 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Continued from previous page...

Continued from previous page...

Temporary teeth899
Total4,275
(7) Extractions—Permanent teeth1,018
Temporary teeth3,484
Total4,502
(8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction2,972
(9) Other operations—Permanent teeth3,541
Temporary teeth1,646
Total5,187

Table: TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.

TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.

(i) Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons32,897
(ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infected970