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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE V.
Verminous Conditions
TABLE V.
| (1) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the school nurses | 10.2 |
| (2) | Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the school nurses | 36,161 |
| (3) | Number of individual children found unclean | 2,745 |
TABLE VI.
TABLE VI.
| (1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentists | 1,972 |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 1,409 |
| (3) | Number actually treated | 508 |
| Fillings: | ||
| Permanent | 1,613 | |
| Temporary | 2 | |
| Total fillings | 1,615 | |
| (5) | Extractions: | |
| Permanent | 257 | |
| Temporary | 87 | |
| Total extractions | 344 | |
| (6) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 142 |
| (7) | Other operations: | |
| Permanent | 174 | |
| Temporary | 6 | |
| Total of "other operations " | 180 | |
(5)
Extractions:
Permanent
257
Temporary
87
Total extractions
344
(6)
Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions
142
(7)
Other operations:
Permanent
174
Temporary
6
Total of "other operations "
180
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