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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TABLE V Dental Inspection and Treatment
(1) | Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers: | |
(a) Periodic | 5,375 | |
(b) specials | 3,614 | |
(2) | Number found to require treatment | 6,263 |
(3) | Number offred treatment | 5,408 |
(4) | Number actually treated | 4,050 |
(5) | Attendance made by pupils for treatment | 16,664 |
(6) | Half-days devoted to Periodic Inspection | 41 |
Treatment | 2,054 | |
Total half-days: | 2,095 | |
(7) | fillings: Permanent teeth | 5,234 |
Temporary teeth | 2,052 | |
Total fillings: | 7,286 | |
(8) | Number of teeth filled: Permanent teeth | 4,621 |
Temporary teeth | 1,839 | |
Total of teeth filled: | 6,460 | |
(9) | Extractions: Permanent teeth | 1,263 |
Temporary teeth | 4,377 | |
Total extractions: | 5, 6*0 | |
(10) | Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 2,254 |
(11) | Orthodontics: Cases commenced during the year | 200 |
Cases carried forward from previous year | 130 | |
Cases completed during the year | 49 | |
Cases discontinued during the year | 52 | |
Pupils treated with appliances | 188 | |
Removable appliances fitted | 175 | |
Fixed appliances fitted | 13 | |
Total attendances | 2,091 | |
(12) | Number of pupils fitted with artificial dentures | 56 |
(13) | Other operations: Permanent teeth | 4,259 |
Temporary teeth | 768 | |
Total of "other operations": | 5,027 |