Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Only an increase in the staff and in the number of surgeries available will effect an improvement in the service as a whole.
Schools | M. & C.W. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Inspected. | |||
2422 | 542 | 2964 | ||
(6) Special | 973 | 205 | 1178 | |
TOTAL | 3395 | 747 | 4142 | |
2. | Referred. | |||
1751 | ||||
919 | ||||
TOTAL ... | 2670 | 722 | 3392 | |
3. | Sessions. | |||
24 | ||||
1115 | ||||
61 | ||||
TOTAL | 1200 | 319 | 1519 | |
4. | Treated | 2422 | 656 | 3078 |
5. | Attendances | 6484 | 3019 | 9503 |
6. | Fillings. | |||
5235 | 1332 | 6567 | ||
(b) Temporary Teeth | 1656 | 374 | 2030 | |
TOTAL | 6891 | 1706 | 8597 | |
7. | Extractions. | |||
(a) Permanent Teeth | 295 | 558 | 853 | |
(b) Overcrowding | 81 | — | 81 | |
(c) Temporary Teeth | 1851 | 137 | 1988 | |
TOTAL | 2227 | 695 | 2922 | |
8. | Administration of Gas (N20) | 971 | 266 | 1237 |
9. | Ratio of Permanent Fillings to | |||
Permanent Extractions | 18 : 1 | 2.7 : 1 | 7.7 : 1 | |
10. | Ratio of Temporary Fillings to | |||
Temporary Extractions | .9 : 1 | 2.5 : 1 | 1 : 1 | |
11. | Other Operations. | |||
1596 | 863 | 2459 | ||
(ft) Temporary Teeth | 739 | 217 | 956 | |
TOTAL | 2335 | 1080 | 3415 | |
12. | Number of Dentures | - | 76 | 76 |
13. | Patients fitted with Dentures | - | 49 | 49 |
14. | Fillings per session (average) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
15. | Extractions per session | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
16. | Other Operations per session | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
17. | Attendances per session | 5.4 | 9.4 (Incl. Inspections) | 6.2 |