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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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| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interviews conducted during the year:- | |||
| Psychiatrists | 2,655 | 1,963 | 2,085 |
| Psychotherapists | 541 | 316 | - |
| Psychiatric Social Workers | 3,595 | 2,848 | 2,572 |
| Educational Psychologists | 278 | 570 | 730 |
| Remedial Teacher | 320 | 343 | 358 |
| AGES 5 TO 9 | AGES 10 TO 14 | AGES 15 AND OVER | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | ||||
| First visit | 3,539 | 2,025 | 352 | 5,916 | 6,280 | 6,535 |
| Subsequent visits | 5,578 | 3,918 | 776 | 10,272 | 8,645 | 12,862 |
| Total visits | 9,617 | 5,943 | 1,128 | 16,188 | 14,925 | 19,397 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 549 | 268 | 34 | 851 | 889 | 808 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 3,215 | 4,815 | 1,018 | 9,048 | 9,813 | 10,136 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 5,946 | 586 | - | 6,532 | 6,222 | 7,570 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 4,076 | 840 | 7,541 | 7,154 | 7,758 | |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6,208 | 520 | - | 5.728 | 4,814 | 5,792 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 137 | 502 | 108 | 747 | 835 | 941 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,577 | 742 | - | 3,319 | 3,670 | 4,000 |
| General anaesthetics | 1,005 | 402 | 45 | 1,452 | 1.724 | 1,664 |
| Emergencies | 176 | 77 | 7 | 260 | 351 | 601 |
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | ||||
| Pupils X-rayed | 332 | 507 | 464 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 1,714 | 1,481 | 1.522 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 782 | 1,402 | 1,717 | |||
| Teeth root filled | 27 | 75 | 81 | |||
| Inlays | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Crowns | 39 | 38 | 45 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 4,893 | 4,748 | 5,155 | |||
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