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
Hillingdon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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| Attendances and Treatment | Children under 5 | Expectant and Nursing Mothers |
|---|---|---|
| First visit | 397 | 101 |
| Subsequent visits | 567 | 181 |
| Total visits | 964 | 282 |
| Number of additional courses of treatment commenced | 36 | 11 |
| Treatment provided: | ||
| Number of fillings | 872 | 262 |
| Teeth filled | 735 | 185 |
| Teeth extracted | 106 | 27 |
| General anaesthetics | 38 | 2 |
| Emergency visits by patients | 26 | 5 |
| Patients X-rayed | 15 | |
| Patients treated by scaling, etc. | 44 | 64 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 325 | |
| Teeth root filled | 5 | |
| Inlays | ||
| Crowns | 4 | |
| Number of courses of treatment completed during the year | 244 | 128 |
| Number of patients given first inspections | 871 | 89 |
| Number of patients who required treatment | 398 | 80 |
| Number of patients who were offered | ||
| treatment | 373 | 79 |
Prosthetics
Patients supplied with full upper or full lower (first time) 8
Patients provided with other dentures 5
Number of dentures supplied 14
Sessions
Number of dental officers sessions devoted to Maternity and child welfare
patients (for treatment) 157
Total number of Dental Officer sessions 3,349
163