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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| g) | Fillings (i) Permanent teeth | 6,322 |
| (ii) Temporary teeth | 2,961 | |
| (h) | Number of teeth filled (i) Permanent teeth | 5,887 |
| (ii) Temporary teeth | 2,765 | |
| (i) | Extractions (i) Permanent teeth— | |
| (a) on account of caries | 1,336 | |
| (b) for other purposes | 234 | |
| (ii) Temporary teeth— | ||
| (a) on account of caries | 7,200 | |
| (b) for other purposes | 907 | |
| (J) | Anaesthetics (i) Local | 709 |
| (ii) General | 5,039 | |
| (k) | Other operations (i) Permanent teeth | 6,038 |
| (ii) Temporary teeth | 2,437 | |
| (1) | Number in (k) carried out by oral hygienists | 386 |
| (m) | Analysis of figures in (k)— | |
| Orthodontic | 2,209 | |
| Silver Nitrate | 1,809 | |
| Scaling | 405 | |
| Syringing Sockets | 148 | |
| Other | 3,904 | |
| Includes 135 sessions by visiting orthodontist and 252 sessions where a dental surgeon was acting as anaesthetist. | ||