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
Sutton 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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TABLE IX
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
| 1. Attendances and Treatment | 5-9 years | 10-14 years | 15 years and over | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | |
| First Visit | 2,165 | 1,901 | 1,650 | 1,394 | 349 | 295 | 4,164 | 3,590 |
| Subsequent Visits | 3,455 | 3,366 | 3,150 | 2,827 | 825 | 748 | 7,430 | 6,941 |
| Total Visits | 5,620 | 5,267 | 4,800 | 4,221 | 1,174 | 1,043 | 11,594 | 10,531 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 476 | 447 | 316 | 227 | 60 | 42 | 852 | 716 |
| Fillings in permc.-.ent teeth | 1,742 | 1,711 | 3,754 | 3,246 | 1,312 | 1,072 | 6,808 | 6,029 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 4,653 | 4,366 | 353 | 319 | - | - | 5,006 | 4,685 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 1,484 | 1,454 | 3,222 | 2,621 | 1,112 | 834 | 5,818 | 4,909 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 4,222 | 3,982 | 320 | 296 | - | - | 4,542 | 4,278 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 101 | 75 | 462 | 391 | 101 | 89 | 664 | 555 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 1,365 | 1,254 | 574 | 360 | - | - | 1,939 | 1,614 |
| General Anaesthetics | 605 | 620 | 327 | 265 | 38 | 30 | 970 | 915 |
| Emergencies | 320 | 297 | 97 | 85 | 15 | 12 | 432 | 394 |
| 1971 | 1970 | |||||||
| Number of pupils x-rayed | 486 | 488 | ||||||
| Prophylaxis | 473 | 320 | ||||||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 94 | 166 | ||||||
| Number of teeth root filled | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| Inlays | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Crowns | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Courses of treatment completed | 4,275 | 3,869 | ||||||