London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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West Ham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Group 2. Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor defects):
Errors of refraction (including squint) 997
Other defect or disease of the eyes 4l
Total 1,038
Number of children for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed Not available
(b) Obtained do.
Group 3, Treatment of defects of Ear, Nose and Throat:
Received Operative Treatment 229
Received other forms of Treatment 299
(excluding minor ear defects)
Total number treated 528
TABLE V.
Dental Inspection and Treatment
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentists:
(a) Periodic Age Group Nil
(b) Specials 5,468
(2) Number found to require treatment 5,468
(3) Number actually treated 5,468
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 11,321
(5) Half-days devoted to
Inspection Nil
Treatment 1,180
Total half-days l,l80
(6) Pilling:
Permanent teeth 886
Temporary teeth 250
Total fillings 1,136
(7) Extractions:
Permanent teeth 1,408
Temporary teeth 5,903
Total extractions 7,311
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 2,440
(9) Other operations:
Permanent teeth 3,318
Temporary teeth 2,651
Total of "other operations" 5,969
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