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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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STATISTICS
COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 1945 & 1946
School population—1945: 20,206; 1946, 24,655.
| Number of cases dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|
| TYPE OF WORK | 1945 | 1946 |
| Routine Medical Inspections | 6,111 | 6,763 |
| Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 11,596 | 13,441 |
| Inspections at Nursery Schools & Classes | 966 | 1,063 |
| Nutrition Surveys by School Nurses | 24,170 | 27,889 |
| Uncleanliness Inspections by School Nurses | 26,466 | 36,161 |
| Minor Ailments treated at the School Clinics | 6,913 | 7,753 |
| Attendances at Minor Ailment Clinics | 36,113 | 41,746 |
| Tonsil and Adenoid Operations performed | 423 | 356 |
| Orthopaedic Defects treated at Orthopaedic Clinic | 73 | 154 |
| Cases treated at the Light Clinic | 71 | 121 |
| Admissions to Fyfield Open-Air School | 233 | 253 |
| Re-inspections at Fyfield | 1,236 | 1,285 |
| Re-inspections of children on return from Fyfield | 75 | 249 |
| Children examined for Employment | 10 | 180 |
| Children examined for Entertainments | 11 | 10 |
| Children admitted to Convalescent Homes | 244 | 231 |
| Children ascertained for Speech Defects | — | 212 |
| Children referred for Child Guidance treatment | 80 | 82 |
| DENTAL WORK | ||
| Children treated | 4,220 | 5,086 |
| Number of fillings: | ||
| Permanent teeth | 3,936 | 5,314 |
| Temporary teeth | 4,857 | 3,807 |
| Number of extractions: | ||
| Permanent teeth | 640 | 782 |
| Temporary teeth | 5,734 | 8,445 |
| Administrations of general anaesthetics | 1,133 | 1,509 |
| Other Operations: | ||
| Permanent teeth | 626 | 741 |
| Temporary teeth | 194 | 273 |
| Number of Orthodontic cases treated | 124 | 149 |