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
West Ham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| (1) Number of Children who were Inspected by the Dentist: | |||||
| Aged: | |||||
| (a) Routine Age Groups. | 4 | 378 | Total | 16674 | |
| 5 | 688 | ||||
| 6 | 4049 | ||||
| 7 | 3899 | ||||
| 8 | 3820 | ||||
| 9 | 673 | ||||
| 10 | 672 | ||||
| 11 | 697 | ||||
| 12 | 854 | ||||
| 13 | 900 | ||||
| 14 | 44 | ||||
| (b) Specials | 3890 | ||||
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials | 20564 | ||||
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 13518 | ||||
| (3) Actually treated | 10684 | ||||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 16883 | ||||
| (5) Half-days devoted to— | |||||
| Inspection | 191 | ||||
| Treatment | 2001 | ||||
| Total | 2192 | ||||
| (6) Fillings— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 1825 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 538 | ||||
| Total | 2363 | ||||
| (7) Extractions— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 1566 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 16356 | ||||
| Total | 17922 | ||||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | Nil | ||||
| (9) Other Operations— | |||||
| Permanent teeth | 2125 | ||||
| Temporary teeth | 585 | ||||
| Total | 2710 | ||||
| (i) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 12.7 |
| (ii) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 89149 |
| (iii) | Number of individual children found unclean | 1452 |
| (iv) | Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil |
| (v) | Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil | |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | Nil | |