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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 1956
[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
| TYPE OF WORK | Number of cases dealt with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
| Periodic Medical Inspections | 9,032 | 9,110 | 8,072 | 7,593 |
| Special Inspections and Reinspections | 16,265 | 14,463 | 12,088 | 12,760 |
| Uncleanliness Inspections by school nurses | 58,296 | 68,839 | 68,934 | 63,787 |
| Percentage of children found unclean | 4.6 | 2.95 | 2.59 | 1.55 |
| Minor ailments treated at the school clinics | 3,888 | 3,145 | 2,342 | 2,542 |
| Attendances at minor ailment clinics | 20,132 | 18,760 | 17,751 | 15,638 |
| Tonsil and adenoid operations known to have been performed | 228 | 451 | 248 | 311 |
| Orthopaedic defects known to have been treated at hospital orthopaedic clinics | 192 | 172 | 118 | 115 |
| Orthopaedic defects treated at the Council's physiotherapy clinics | 114 | 96 | 111 | 126 |
| Cases treated at the light clinics | 190 | 182 | 185 | 218 |
| Admissions to West Ham Open Air School, Fy field | 141 | 149 | 149 | 80 |
| Reinspections at West Ham Open Air School, Fy field | 8l4 | 821 | 814 | 313 |
| Reinspections of children on return from West Ham Open Air School, Fy field | 132 | 73 | 95 | 96 |
| Children examined for employment | 93 | 78 | 64 | 66 |
| Children examined for entertainments | 45 | 58 | 52 | 16 |
| Children admitted to convalescent homes | 119 | 104 | 146 | 106 |
| Children found in need of speech therapy | 91 | 58 | 78 | 50 |
| Children referred for child guidance treatment | 189 | 182 | 204 | 153 |
| dental Work | ||||
| Children treated | 5,468 | 4,701 | 5,009 | 4,050 |
| Number of fillings: Permanent teeth | 886 | 2,162 | 5,205 | 5,234 |
| Temporary teeth | 250 | 1,329 | 2,613 | 2,052 |
| Number of extractions: Permanent teeth | 1,408 | 1,054 | 1,245 | 1,263 |
| Temporary teeth | 5,903 | 5,702 | 4,762 | 4,077 |
| Administrations of general anaesthetics | 2,440 | 2,466 | 2,251 | 2,254 |
| Other operations: Permanent teeth | 3,318 | 1,312 | 3,693 | 4,259 |
| Temporary teeth | 2,651 | 544 | 1,189 | 768 |
| Number of orthodontic cases treated | 168 | 181 | 161 | 330 |