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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Number of pupils | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 5—9 | Age 10-14 | Age 15 & over | Total | |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 298 | 154 | 52 | 504 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 4,436 | 7,542 | 2,260 | 14,238 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 8,576 | 1,070 | - | 9,646 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 3,460 | 6,236 | 1,982 | 11,678 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 7,664 | 948 | 8,612 | |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 186 | 813 | 182 | 1,181 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,987 | 844 | - | 3,831 |
| General anaesthetics | 1,245 | 528 | 69 | 1,842 |
| Emergencies | 1,101 | 633 | 126 | 1,860 |
| Number of pupils x-rayed | 1,363 | |||
| Prophylaxis | 3,438 | |||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 65 | |||
| Number of teeth root filled | 24 | |||
| Inlays | 3 | |||
| Crowns | 45 | |||
| Courses of treatment completed | 5,920 | |||
| Anaesthetics | ||||
| General anaesthetics administered by dental officers | - | |||
| Orthodontics | ||||
| New cases commenced during year | 200 | |||
| Cases completed during year | 215 | |||
| Cases discontinued during year | 44 | |||
| No. of removable appliances fitted | 314 | |||
| No. of fixed appliances fitted | 1 | |||
| Pupils referred to hospital consultant | 1 | |||
| Prosthetics | ||||
| Pupils supplied with full upper or full lower dentures (first-time) | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pupils supplied with other dentures (first-time) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| No. of dentures supplied | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Sessions relating to school dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | 3,677 | |||
| Sessions devoted to inspection at school | 140 | |||
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 205 | |||
| Sessions relating to maternity and child welfare dental service | ||||
| Sessions devoted to treatment | 277 | |||
| Sessions devoted to dental health education | 15 | |||
| (a( Infestation with vermin | |
| Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons | 25,758 |
| Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 236 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued | |
| (Section 54(2) Education Act, 1944) | 9 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued | |
| (Section 54(3) Education Act, 1944) | 2 |
| (b) Foot inspections | |
| Total number of pupils examined | 3,256 |
| Number of new cases of plantar warts | 156 |
| Number of cases where re-infection found | 3 |