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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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Congenital Malformation
Eighty-one cases of congenital malformation were notified to the Department of Health
and Social Services during the year.
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children on Register at 1st January | 3,070 | 2,156 | 1,731 |
| Children added during year | 1,276 | 1,560 | 1,368 |
| Children removed during year | 1,746 | 646 | 943 |
| Children on Register at 31st December | 2,600 | 3,070 | 2,156 |
| HATCH LANE | GRANLEIGH ROAD | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of smears taken | 1,040 | 393 |
| No. of sessions | 55 | 28 |
| No. waiting at 31.12.68 | 120 | 105 |
| CHILDREN UNDER 5 YRS. | EXPECTANT & NURSING MOTHERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| Number of patients given first inspections during year | 312 | 182 | 254 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 194 | 111 | 150 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
| Number of patients who were offered treatment | 194 | 103 | 144 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
| Attendances for treatment: | ||||||
| First visit | 513 | 475 | 517 | 30 | 21 | 47 |
| Subsequent visits | 644 | 587 | 726 | 52 | 86 | 102 |
| Total visits | 1,157 | 1,062 | 1,243 | 82 | 107 | 149 |
| Treatment provided: | ||||||
| Number of fillings | 766 | 775 | 868 | 54 | 63 | 72 |
| Teeth filled | 682 | 708 | 719 | 48 | 50 | 68 |
| Teeth extracted | 192 | 323 | 492 | 29 | 34 | 50 |
| General anaesthetics given | 79 | 140 | 210 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 33 | 45 | 69 | 5 | - | 4 |
| Patients X-rayed | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Patients treated by scaling and/or removal of stains from the teeth (Prophylaxis) | 221 | 141 | 155 | 23 | 1 1 | 24 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 163 | 70 | 187 | - | - | - |
| Teeth root filled | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Inlays | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crowns | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during year | 259 | 212 | 300 | 17 | 12 | 19 |
| Patients supplied with full upper or full lower dentures | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Patients supplied with other dentures | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Number of dentures supplied | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 7 |
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