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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX III
STATISTICS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL HEAITH SERVICE
COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK
CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 1952, 1953, 195^ AND 1955
School Populations 1952s 29,135 1953: 29,653 1954: 29,707 1955: 29,487
APPENDIX III
| TYPE OF WORK | Number of cases dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | |
| Periodic Medical Inspections | 9.264 | 9,032 | 9,110 | 8,072 |
| Special Inspections and Reinspections | 15,905 | 16,265 | 14,463 | 12,088 |
| Nutrition Surveys by school nurses | 28,899 | 36,600 | 22,769 | 20,629 |
| Uncleanliness Inspections by school nurses | 62,525 | 58,296 | 68,839 | 68,971 |
| Percentage of children found unclean | 6.5 | 4.6 | 2.95 | 2.59 |
| Minor ailments treated at the school clonics | 4,683 | 3,888 | 3,145 | 2, 3l2 |
| Attendances at minor ailment clinics | 26,160 | 20,132 | 18,760 | 17,751 |
| Tonsil and Adenoid operations known to have been | 188 | 228 | 451 | 218 |
| Orthopaedic defects known to have been treated at hospital orthopaedic clinics | 311 | 192 | 172 | 118 |
| Orthopaedic defects treated at the Council's physiotherapy clinics | 124 | 114 | 96 | 111 |
| Cases treated at the Light clinics | 92 | 190 | 182 | 185 |
| Admissions to West Ham Open-Air School, Fyfield | 141 | 141 | 149 | 119 |
| Reinspections at West Ham Open-Air School, Fyfield | 803 | 814 | 821 | 811 |
| Reinspections of children on return from West Ham' Open-Air School, Fyfield | 153 | 132 | 73 | 95 |
| Children examined for employment | 86 | 93 | 78 | 61 |
| Children examined for entertainments | . 75 | 45 | 58 | 52 |
| Children admitted to convalescent homes | 197 | 119 | 104 | 116 |
| Children found in need of speech therapy | 82 | 91 | 58 | 78 |
| Children referred to child guidance treatment | 191 | 189 | 182 | 20I |
| DENTAL WORK | ||||
| Children treated | 5,700 | 5,468 | 4,701 | 5,009 |
| Number of fillingsj Permanent teeth | 1,108 | 886 | 2,162 | 5,205 |
| Temporary teeth | 379 | 250 | 1,329 | 2,613 |
| Number of extractions! Permanent teeth | 1,395 | l,4o8 | 1,051 | 1,215 |
| Temporary teeth | 6,518 | 5,903 | 5,702 | 1,762 |
| Administrations of general anaesthetics | 2,332 | 2,440 | 2,466 | 2,251 |
| Other operations; Permanent teeth | 3,158 | 3,318 | 1,312 | 3,693 |
| Temporary teeth | 3,820 | 2,651 | 544 | 1,189 |
| Number of orthodontic cases treated | 115 | 168 | 181 | 161 |