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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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(a) Numbers provided with dental care.
| Examined | Needing treatment | Treated | Made dentally-fit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and nursing mothers | 547 | 535 | 527 | 520 |
| Children under five. | 459 | 439 | 439 | 433 |
(b) Details of dental treatment provided.
| Extractions. | Anaesthetics | Fillings | Scalings or Scaling and gum treatment | Silver Nitrate treatment | Dressings | Radiographs | Dentures | provided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | complete | partial. | |||||||
| Expectant and nursing mothers | 1,637 | 46 | 353 | 306 | 195 | - | 156 | 55 | 198 | 66 |
| Children under five | 837 | 9 | 390 | 401 | 1 | 230 | - | 2 | - | - |