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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
Waltham Forest 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Congenital Malformation
Eighty-six cases of congenital malformation were notified to the Department of Health
and Social Services during the year.
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children on Register at 1st January | 2,156 | 1,731 | 1,696 |
| ChiIdren added during year | 1,560 | 1,368 | 1,175 |
| Children removed during year | 646 | 943 | 1,140 |
| Children on Register at 31st December | 3,070 | 2,156 | 1,731 |
| HATCH LANE | GRANLElGH ROAD | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of cases referred | 1,024 | 274 |
| No. of smears taken | 1,028 | 391 |
| No. of sessions | 51 | 31 |
| No. waiting at 31.12.68 | 208 | 324 |
| CHILDREN UNDER 5 YRS. | EXPECTANT & NURSING MOTHERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| Number of patients given first inspections during year | 182 | 254 | 430 | 15 | 15 | |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 111 | 150 | 232 | 14 | 15 | 31 |
| Number of patients who were offered treatment | 103 | 144 | 227 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| Attendances for treatment: | ||||||
| First visit | 475 | 517 | 537 | 21 | 47 | 57 |
| Subsequent visits | 587 | 726 | 694 | 86 | 102 | 73 |
| Total visits | 1,062 | 1,243 | 1,231 | 107 | 149 | 130 |
| Treatment provided: | ||||||
| Number of fiIIings | 775 | 868 | 941 | 63 | 72 | 63 |
| Teeth filled | 708 | 719 | - | 50 | 68 | - |
| Teeth extracted | 323 | 492 | 703 | 34 | 50 | 56 |
| General anaesthetics given | 140 | 210 | 137 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 45 | 69 | 64 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Patients X-rayed | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Patients treated by scaling and/or removal of stains from the teeth (Prophylaxis) | 141 | 155 | 156 | 11 | 24 | 38 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 70 | 187 | 176 | - | - | - |
| Teeth root filled | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| 1nlays | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crowns | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during year | 212 | 300 | 236 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Patients supplied with full upper or full lower dentures | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Patients supplied with other dentures | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Number of dentures supplied | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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