Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX, III
STATISTICS RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK
CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 195°, 1951 and 1952.
School Population - 1950: 27,369 1951: 28,178 1952: 29,135
Number of cases dealt with
TYPE OF WORK | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
---|---|---|---|
Periodic Medical Inspection | 11,409 | 8,955 | 9,264 |
Special Inspections and Re Inspections | 16,399 | 20,991 | 15,905 |
Nutrition Surveys by School Nurses | 14,635 | 20,809 | 28,899 |
Uncleanliness Inspections by School Nurses | 37,114 | 42,954 | 62,525 |
Minor Ailments treated at the School Clinics | 6,465 | 5,924 | 4,683 |
Attendances at Minor Ailment Clinics | 28,605 | 32,248 | 26,160 |
Tonsil and Adenoid Operations performed | 227 | 522 | 188 |
Orthopaedic Defects treated at Orthopaedic Clinic | 320 | 286 | 311 |
Cases treated at the Light Clinic | 37 | 36 | 92 |
Admissions to Fyfield Open Air School | 249 | 194 | 141 |
Reinspections at Fyfield | 855 | 874 | 803 |
Reinspections of children on return from Fyfield | 100 | 185 | 153 |
Children examined for Employment | 132 | 107 | 86 |
Children examined for Entertainments | 74 | 81 | 75 |
Children admitted to Convalescent Homes | 255 | 224 | 197 |
Children ascertained for Speech Defects | 141 | 77 | 82 |
Children referred for Child Guidance Treatment | 120 | 186 | 191 |
DENTAL WORK | |||
Children treated | 5,076 | 5,124 | 5,700 |
Number of fillings: | |||
Permanent teeth | 1,014 | 846 | 1,108 |
Temporary teeth | 990 | 414 | 379 |
Number of extractions: | |||
Permanent teeth | 939 | 1,245 | 1,395 |
Temporary teeth | 829 | 6,469 | 6,518 |
Administrations of general anaesthetics | 2,185 | 1,989 | 2,332 |
Other operations: | |||
Permanent teeth | 3,397 | 3,160 | 3,158 |
Temporary teeth | 4,009 | 4,099 | 3,820 |
Number of Orthodontic cases treated | 110 | 93 | 115 |