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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Errors of refraction (including squint) | 1,514 | ||
| Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding minor eye defects) | 56 | ||
| Total | 1,570 | ||
| Number of children for whom spectacles were: | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 1,394 | ||
| (b) Obtained | 1,288 | ||
| Group 3. | Treatment of defects of Ear,Nose and Throat: | ||
| Received Operative Treatment | 239 | ||
| Received other forms of Treatment | 272 | ||
| Total number treated | 511 | ||
TABLE IV.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
| (1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentists: | |
| (a) Periodic Age Group | Nil | |
| (b) Specials | 4,787 | |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 4,787 |
| (3) | Number actually treated | 5,076 |
| (4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 10,596 |
| (5) | Half-days devoted to: | |
| Inspection | - | |
| Treatment | l,408 | |
| Total half-days | l,4o8 | |
| (6) | Fillings: | |
| Permanent teeth | 1,014 | |
| Temporary teeth | 990 | |
| Total fillings | 2,004 | |
| (7) | Extractions: | |
| Permanent teeth | 1,399 | |
| Temporary teeth | 7,321 | |
| Total extractions | 8,720 | |
| (8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,185 |