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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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| Attendances and Treatment | Expectant & Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | 1971 | |
| Inspection | 25 | 47 | 689 | 791 |
| No. found to require treatment | 20 | 38 | 319 | 333 |
| No. offered treatment | 19 | 36 | 307 | 323 |
| Re-inspection | 1 | 4 | 177 | 137 |
| No. found to require treatment | 1 | 3 | 98 | 71 |
| First visits for treatment | 28 | 45 | 398 | 387 |
| Subsequent visits | 26 | 77 | 603 | 670 |
| Total visits | 54 | 122 | 1001 | 1057 |
| Additional courses of treatment | - | 6 | 46 | 41 |
| Fillings | 40 | 87 | 962 | 1036 |
| No. of teeth filled | 38 | 69 | 870 | 936 |
| Extractions | 11 | 20 | 175 | 208 |
| General anaesthetics | 1 | 2 | 98 | 109 |
| Emergency visits | 5 | 2 | 58 | 79 |
| Patients x-rayed | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Scalings | 10 | 19 | 103 | 85 |
| Teeth otherwise conserved | - | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| Teeth root filled | - | - | - | - |
| Crowns | 3 | - | - | - |
| Inlays | - | - | - | - |
| No. of Dentures supplied | - | 7 | - | - |
| Courses of treatment completed | 21 | 28 | 371 | 334 |
| Sessions devoted to inspection and treatment | 16.5 | 14.2 | 155 | 162 |
| Sessions devoted to Health Education | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |