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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| AGES 5 TO 9 | AGES 10 TO 14 | AGES 15 AND OVER | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1972 | 197 1 | ||||
| First visit | 4,348 | 2,603 | 393 | 7,344 | 6,743 | 7,293 |
| Subsequent visits | 5,705 | 4,124 | 762 | 10,591 | 1 1 ,736 | ( 1,936 |
| Total visits | 10,053 | 6,727 | 1,155 | 17,935 | 18,479 | 19,229 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 469 | 217 | 42 | 728 | 1 ,271 | 569 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,343 | 4, 183 | 1 .092 | 7,618 | 9,053 | 8,179 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 7,408 | 1 ,037 | - | 8,445 | 7,691 | 8,186 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,106 | 3,627 | 937 | 6,67a | 7,751 | 7,036 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6,953 | 979 | 7,932 | 7,135 | 7,616 | |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 78 | 428 | 78 | 584 | 69 1 | 1,012 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1 ,822 | 738 | - | 2,560 | 2,773 | 3,739 |
| General anaesthetics | 435 | 160 | 4 | 599 | 846 | 1 ,267 |
| Emergencies | 233 | 105 | 19 | 357 | 443 | 479 |
| 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | ||||
| Pupils X-rayed | 684 | 623 | 425 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 2,403 | 2,860 | 3,292 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 1,153 | 1 ,061 | 1 ,275 | |||
| Teeeth root filled | 18 | 42 | 82 | |||
| IInlays | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Crowns | 33 | 24 | 64 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 5,809 | 6,016 | 5,551 | |||
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