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 | 2,467 |
(b) Specials | 4,203 |
(2) Number found to require treatment | 5,340 |
(3) Number offered treatment | 5,537 |
(4) Number actually treated | 4,145 |
(5) Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 20,086 |
(6) Half-days devoted to Periodic Inspection | 21 |
Treatment | 2,222 |
Total half-days | 2,243 |
(7) Fillings: Permanent teeth | 6,477 |
Temporary teeth | 2,283 |
Total fillings | 8,760 |
(8) Number of teeth filled: Permanent teeth | 5,580 |
Temporary teeth | 2,098 |
Total of teeth filled | 7,678 |
(9) Extractions Permanent teeth | 1,491 |
Temporary teeth | 4,373 |
Total extractions | 5,864 |
(10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 2,178 |
(11) Orthodontics: Cases commenced during the year | 241 |
Cases carried forward from previous year | 229 |
Cases completed during the year | 72 |
Cases discontinued during the year | 79 |
Pupils treated with appliances | 325 |
Removable appliances fitted | 274 |
Fixed appliances fitted | 51 |
Total attendances | 3,342 |
(12) Number of pupils fitted with artificial dentures | 44 |
(13) Other operations Permanent teeth | 5,647 |
Temporary teeth | 750 |
Total of "other operations" | 6,397 |