London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
(a) Attendances and Treatment
| AGES 5 TO 9 | AGES 10 TO 14 | AGES 15 AN D OVER | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | ||||
| First visit | 4,616 | 2,876 | 271 | 7,763 | 6,991 | 5,916 |
| Subsequent visits | 5,910 | 4,237 | 557 | 10,704 | 11,133 | 10,272 |
| Total visits | 10,526 | 7,113 | 828 | 18,467 | 18,124 | 16,188 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 288 | 126 | 13 | 427 | 1,081 | 851 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 3,074 | 5,211 | 774 | 9,059 | 8,189 | 9,048 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 6,933 | 817 | — | 7,750 | 7,838 | 6,532 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,762 | 4,926 | 729 | 8,417 | 7,606 | 7,541 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6,569 | 786 | — | 7,355 | 7,253 | 5,728 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 153 | 612 | 64 | 829 | 1,308 | 747 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,395 | 847 | — | 3,242 | 3,661 | 3,319 |
| General anaesthetics | 822 | 436 | 29 | 1,287 | 1,394 | 1,452 |
| Emergencies | 275 | 127 | 16 | 418 | 253 | 260 |
| 1970 | 1969 | 1966 | ||||
| Pupils X-rayed | 368 | 375 | 332 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 3,147 | 2,033 | 1,714 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 1,209 | 1,305 | 782 | |||
| Teeth root filled | 37 | 12 | 27 | |||
| Inlays | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Crowns | 27 | 32 | 39 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 6,137 | 5,266 | 4,893 | |||