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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes
New cases 347
Attendances 1,115
No. of classes held 167
Congenital Malformation
139 cases of congenital malformation were notified to the Registrar General's office during
the year.
Children "At Risk"
| 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children on register at 1 january | 2,625 | 2,600 | 3,070 |
| Children added during year | 1 ,501 | 1 ,412 | 1 ,276 |
| Children removed during year | 1 ,604 | 1 ,387 | 1 ,746 |
| Children on Register at 31 st December | 2,522 | 2,625 | 2,600 |
Cervical Cytology Clinics
| HATCH LANE | GRANLEIGH ROAD | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of smears taken | 947 | 379 |
| No. of sessions | 52 | 26 |
Dental Treatment of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under five years
| CHILDREN UNDER 5 YRS. | EXPECTANT & NURSUING MOTHERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 1 | 1970 | 1969 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | |
| Number of patients given first inspections during year | 329 | 272 | 312 | 24 | 26 | 19 |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 213 | 171 | 194 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
| Number of patients who were offered treatment | 204 | 164 | 194 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
| Attendances for treatment: | ||||||
| First visit | 682 | 569 | 513 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
| Subsequent visits | 832 | 560 | 644 | 42 | 38 | 52 |
| Total visits | 1,514 | 1,129 | 1,157 | 72 | 71 | 82 |
| Treatment provided: | ||||||
| Number of fillings | 877 | 720 | 766 | 39 | 29 | 54 |
| Teeth filled | 792 | 666 | 682 | 36 | 23 | 48 |
| Teeth extracted | 183 | 213 | 192 | 9 | 1 1 | 29 |
| General anaesthetics given | 72 | 81 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 36 | 37 | 33 | - | 4 | 5 |
| Patients X-rayed | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Patients treated by scaling and/or removal of stains from the teeth (Prophylaxis) | 258 | 327 | 221 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 171 | 147 | 163 | - | - | - |
| Teeth root filled | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Inlays | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crown | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during year | 570 | 374 | 259 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Patients supplied with full upper or full lower | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | |
| Patients supplied with other dentures | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Number of dentures supplied | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |