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 1971
[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 | 20341 | |||
| First inspections at clinic | 4199 | |||
| No. of first inspections requiring treatment | 14288 | |||
| No. of first inspections offered treatment | 14288 | |||
| Pupils re-inspected at clinic or school | 1121 | |||
| No. of re-inspections requiring treatment at clinic or school | 952 | |||
| Attendances and treatment | ||||
| First visit | 4159 | 3225 | 715 | 8099 |
| Subsequent visits | 7563 | 7486 | 1749 | 16798 |
| Total visits | 11722 | 10711 | 2464 | 24897 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 579 | 322 | 76 | 977 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 4297 | 7163 | 2488 | 13948 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 7706 | 1022 | - | 8728 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 3342 | 6073 | 2074 | 11489 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 6430 | 814 | - | 7244 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 34 | 363 | 78 | 475 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 3274 | 813 | - | 4087 |
| General anaesthetics | 1301 | 500 | 73 | 1874 |
| Emergencies | 897 | 463 | 104 | 1464 |
| Number of pupils X-rayed | 1083 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 3205 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 101 | |||
| Number of teeth root filled | 29 | |||
| Inlays | ||||
| Crowns | 51 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 6467 | |||
| Anaesthetics | ||||
| General anaesthetics administered by dental officers | - | |||
| Orthodontics | ||||
| New cases commenced during year | 187 | |||
| Cases completed during year | 185 | |||
| Cases discontinued during year | 31 | |||
| No. of removable appliances fitted | 325 | |||
| No. of fixed appliances fitted | . | |||
| Pupils referred to hospital consultant | - | |||
| Prosthetics | ||||
| Pupils supplied with full upper or full lower dentures (first time) | - | - | - | - |
| Pupils supplied with other dentures (first time) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| No. of dentures supplied | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sessions relating to school dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | 3813 | |||
| Sessions devoted to inspection at school | 192 | |||
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 206 | |||
| Sessions relating to maternity and child welfare dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | 109 | |||
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 2 | |||