Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(c) 1s[ose and Throat Defects.
Number treated 198
Total attendances 612
(d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Treated as in-patients 18
Treated otherwise 652
(e) Child Guidance and Speech Therapy.
Number treated under Child Guidance
arrangements 238
Number treated under Speech Therapy
arrangements 254
(f)
Periodic | Special | |
---|---|---|
(a) Number of pupils inspected | 12,703 | 2,445 |
(b) Number found to require treatment | 6,340 | 2,271 |
(c) Number referred for treatment | 5,541 | 2,271 |
(d) Number actually treated | 4,713 | 2.093 |
(e) Attendances made for treatment | 9,084 | 5,772 |
(f) Half days devoted by:— | ||
(i) Dental Officers to—treatment | 2,003* | |
inspection | 140 | |
(ii) Hygienists to—treatment | 50 | |
inspection | 11 | |
(g) filling-permanent teeth | 5,474 | |
Temporary teeth | 2,307 | |
(h) Number of teeth filled— | ||
Permanent teeth | 5,083 | |
Temporary teeth | 2,193 | |
(i) Extractions—Permanent teeth: | ||
(a) On account of caries | 1,351 | |
(b) For other purposes | 237 | |
Temporary teeth: | ||
(a) On account of caries | 6,275 | |
(b) For other purposes | 1,017 | |
(j) Anaesthetics—Local | 667 | |
General | 4,221 | |
(k) Other operations— | ||
Permanent teeth | 4,754 | |
Temporary teeth | 1,097 | |
(I) Number in (k) carried out by oral hygienists | 364 |