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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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Mother craft and Relaxation Classes
New cases 429
Attendances 1,093
No. of classes held 184
Congenital Malformation
151 cases of congenital malformation were notified to the Registrar General's office during
the year.
Cervical Cytology Clincs
| HATCH LANE | GRANLEIGH ROAD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of smears taken | 792 | 442 | ||||
| No. of sessions | 49 | 31 | ||||
| CHILDREN UNDER S Y RS. | EXPECTANT ft NURSING MOTHERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | |
| Number of patients given first inspections during year | 639 | 594 | 329 | 45 | 30 | 24 |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 548 | 582 | 213 | 38 | 28 | 21 |
| Number of patients who were offered treatment | 548 | 580 | 204 | 38 | 28 | 17 |
| Attendances for treatment: | ||||||
| First visit | . 503 | 565 | 682 | 38 | 33 | 30 |
| Subsequent visits | . 323 | 376 | 832 | 25 | 35 | 42 |
| Total visits | 826 | 941 | 1,514 | 63 | 68 | 72 |
| Treatment provided: | ||||||
| Number of fiIIings | 530 | 561 | 877 | 31 | 25 | 39 |
| Teeth filled | 489 | 514 | 792 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
| Teeth extracted | III | 64 | 183 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| General anaesthetics given | 45 | 20 | 72 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 22 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Patients X-rayed | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Patients treated by scaling and /or removal of stains from the teeth (Prophylaxis) | 217 | 246 | 258 | 9 | 21 | 14 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 141 | 128 | 171 | - | - | - |
| Teeth root filled | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Inlays | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crowns | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during the year | 464 | 419 | 570 | 35 | 23 | 20 |
| Patients supplied with full upper or ful 1 lower dentures | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Patients supplied with other dentures | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Number of dentures supplied | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
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