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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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APPENDIX .4
STATISTICS RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OP WORK
CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 1947, 1948 & 1949.
School population - 1947: 25,673; 1948: 26,507; 1949: 27,027
| Number of cases dealt with. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TYPE OP WORK | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Periodic Medical Inspections | 6,834 | 10,340 | 11,583 |
| Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 14,295 | 16,847 | 15,029 |
| Inspections at Nursery Schools and Classes | 959 | 946 | 1,203 |
| Nutrition Surveys by School Nurses | 22,369 | 18,424 | 14,374 |
| Uncleanllness Inspections by School Nurses | 32,728 | 38,793 . | 33,925 |
| Minor Ailments treated at'the School Clinics | 7,936 | 8,626 | 8,027 |
| Attendances at Minor Ailments Clinics | 38,443 | 36,165 | 33,221 |
| Tonsil and Adenoid Operations performed | 273 | 4l8 | 146 |
| Orthopaedic Defects treated at Orthopaedic Clinic | 154 | 179 | 304 |
| Cases treated at the Light Clinic | 123 | 86 | 44 |
| Admissions to Fyfleld Open Air School | 201 | 277 | 234 |
| Re-inspections at Fyfleld | 1,091 | 1,444 | 1,464 |
| Re-Inspections of children on return from Fyfleld | 163 | 211 | 172 |
| Children examined for Employment | 127 | 92 | 229 |
| Children examined for Entertainments | 16 | 28 | 49 |
| Children admitted to Convalescent Homes | 310 | 301 | 151 |
| Children ascertained for Speech Defects | 96 | 79 | 138 |
| Children referred for Child Guidance treatment | 127 | 144 | 154 |
| DENTAL WORK | |||
| Children treated | 5,043 | 5,001 | 4,986 |
| Number of fillings: | |||
| Permanent teeth | 5,744 | 5,463 | 1,725 |
| Temporary teeth | 3,839 | 2,759 | 2,108 |
| Number of extractions: | |||
| Permanent teeth | 895 | 1,364 | 1,523 |
| Temporary teeth | 8,698 | 9,202 | 7,095 |
| Administrations of general anaesthetics | 1,750 | 2,066 | 2,l8l |
| Other operations: | |||
| Permanent teeth | 1.117 | , 1465 | 2,691 |
| Temporary teeth | 221 | 176 | 2,313 |
| Number of Orthodontic cases treated | 153 | 258 | 224 |
The figures for 1948 and 1949 include Grammar Schools.
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