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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
Richmond upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE.
Report of the Principal School Dental Officer, Mr. G. H. Tucker, L.D.S., R.C.S.
During the year 1971 there were few changes in the staff. Miss A. Betteridge was
appointed part-time orthodontist in January and Mrs. A. E. Cranfield resigned as a
dental officer in April when her post was taken by Miss R. Terry. Mrs. D. Yerby was
appointed as a dental surgery assistant early in the year.
During the year 139 sessions were devoted to the dental inspection of the mouths of
10,956 children in schools, and a further 3,101 were inspected for the first time in the
year at clinics. A total of 6,021 children were found to require treatment after inspection
and all were offered treatment except those already attending their own practitioner.
The number offered treatment was 5,390, and of these 4,066 accepted it. The number
of sessions devoted to treatment was 1,810 and details of treatment are shown below
arranged in age groups. 1,747 pupils were re-inspected at clinics and 1,288 of them
were found to require treatment.
Table XXII.
| Age 5—9. | Age 10—14. | Age 15 + | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First visit to clinic | 1891 | 1792 | 383 |
| Subsequent visits | 2697 | 3502 | 679 |
| Total visits | 4588 | 5294 | 1062 |
| Additional courses commenced | 483 | 280 | 79 |
| Fillings: Permanent teeth | 1294 | 3493 | 1054 |
| Fillings: Deciduous teeth | 3253 | 433 | _ |
| Permanent teeth filled | 1109 | 3075 | 950 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 3002 | 396 | _ |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 56* | 461† | 86‡ |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1087 | 326 | — |
| General anaesthetics | 457 | 244 | 23 |
| Emergencies | 331 | 177 | 44 |
| Pupils supplied with dentures | — | 4 | 1 |
| Number of dentures supplied | — | 4 | 1 |
| *This figure includes 11 teeth extracted for orthodontic purposes, f This figure includes 315 teeth extracted for orthodontic purposes. J This figure includes 34 teeth extracted for orthodontic purposes. | |||
The next table shows a wider range of treatment given but not divided into age
groups.
Table XXIII.
| No. of pupils X-Rayed | 196 |
| Prophylaxis | 394 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 177 |
| No. of teeth root filled | 5 |
| Inlays or crowns fitted | 16 |
| Courses of treatment completed | 4102 |
| Orthodontics: | |
| New cases pending from 1970 | 90 |
| New cases commenced | 117 |