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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DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
| AGES 5 TO 9 | AGES 10 TO 14 | AGES 16 AND OVER | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | ||||
| First visit | 4.398 | 2,613 | 282 | 7,293 | 7,763 | 6,991 |
| Subsequent visits | 6,624 | 4,826 | 486 | 11,936 | 10,704 | 11,133 |
| Total visits | 11,022 | 7,439 | 768 | 19,229 | 18,467 | 18,124 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 362 | 174 | 33 | 569 | 427 | 1,081 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,694 | 4,824 | 661 | 8,179 | 9,059 | 8,189 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 7,355 | 831 | - | 8,186 | 7,750 | 7,838 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,282 | 4,164 | 590 | 7,036 | 8,417 | 7,606 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6,822 | 794 | - | 7,616 | 7,355 | 7,253 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 183 | 745 | 84 | 1.012 | 829 | 1,308 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,966 | 773 | - | 3,739 | 3,242 | 3,661 |
| General anaesthetics | 876 | 369 | 22 | 1.267 | 1.287 | 1,394 |
| Emergencies | 338 | 120 | 21 | 479 | 418 | 253 |
| Pupils X-rayed | 425 | 368 | 375 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 3,292 | 3.147 | 2,033 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 1,275 | 1,209 | 1,305 | |||
| Teeth root filled | 82 | 37 | 12 | |||
| Inlays | - | 4 | 4 | |||
| Crowns | 64 | 27 | 32 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 5,551 | 6,137 | 5.266 | |||