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
Hounslow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Number of pupils | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 5-9 | Age 10-14 | Age 15 & over | ||
| Inspections | ||||
| First inspections at school | 13990 | |||
| First inspection at clinic | 4687 | |||
| No of first inspections requiring treatment | 11148 | |||
| No of first inspections offered treatment | 11148 | |||
| Pupils re inspected at clinic or school | 896 | |||
| No of re inspections requiring treatment at clinic or school | 694 | |||
| Attendances and treatment | ||||
| First visit | 3280 | 2680 | 601 | 6561 |
| Subsequent visits | 6970 | 7017 | 1576 | 15563 |
| Total visits | 10250 | 9697 | 2177 | 22124 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 288 | 145 | 20 | 453 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 4046 | 7465 | 2212 | 13723 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 8958 | 1145 | - | 10103 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 3035 | 5285 | 1524 | 9844 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 5839 | 720 | - | 6559 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 33 | 342 | 52 | 427 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 3251 | 955 | - | 4206 |
| General anaesthetics | 1254 | 556 | 56 | 1866 |
| Emergencies | 888 | 477 | 109 | 1474 |
| Number of pupils X-rayed | 1174 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 2315 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 52 | |||
| Number of teeth root filled | 43 | |||
| Inlays | - | |||
| Crowns | 102 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 4875 | |||
| Anaesthetics | - | |||
| General anaesthetics administered by dental officers | - | |||
| Orthodontics | ||||
| New cases commenced during year | 210 | |||
| Cases completed during year | 110 | |||
| Cases discontinued during year | 52 | |||
| No. of removable appliances fitted | 311 | |||
| No. of fixed appliances fitted | 1 | |||
| Pupils referred to hospital consultant | - | |||
| Prosthetics | ||||
| Pupils supplied with full upper or full lower dentures (first time) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pupils supplied with other dentures (first time) | - | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| No.of dentures supplied | - | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Sessions relating to school dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | - | - | - | 3565 |
| Sessions devoted to inspection at school | - | - | - | 149 |
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 267 | |||
| Sessions relating to maternity and child welfare dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | 301 | |||
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 15 | |||