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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interviews conducted during the year:- | |||
| Psychiatrists | 3,568 | 2,655 | 1,963 |
| Psychotherapists | 977 | 541 | 316 |
| Psychiatric Social Workers | 4,887 | 3,595 | 2,848 |
| Educational Psychologists | 294 | 278 | 570 |
| Remedial Teacher | 368 | 320 | 343 |
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| AGES 5 TO 9 | AGES 1O TO 14 | AGES 15 AND OVER | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | ||||
| First visit | 4,409 | 2,285 | 297 | 6,991 | 5,9 16 | 6,280 |
| Subsequent visits | 6.369 | 4,103 | 661 | 11,133 | 10,272 | 8,645 |
| Total visits | 10,778 | 6,388 | 958 | 18.124 | 16,188 | 14,925 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 726 | 318 | 37 | 1.081 | 851 | 889 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,926 | 4,411 | 852 | 8,189 | 9,048 | 9,813 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 7,061 | 777 | - | 7,838 | 6,532 | 6,222 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,595 | 4,237 | 774 | 7,606 | 7,541 | 7,154 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6,621 | 632 | - | 7,253 | 5,728 | 4,814 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 108 | 1,140 | 60 | 1,308 | 747 | 835 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,854 | 807 | - | 3,661 | 3,319 | 3,670 |
| General anaesthetics | 912 | 458 | 24 | 1,394 | 1,452 | 1,724 |
| Emergencies | 208 | 25 | 20 | 253 | 260 | 351 |
1969 1968 1967
Pupils X-rayed 375 332 507
Prophylaxis 2,033 1,714 1,481
Teeth otherwise conserved 1,305 782 1,402
Teeth root filled 12 27 75
Inlays 4 1 8
Crowns 32 39 38
Courses of treatment completed 5,266 4,893 4,748
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