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

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Tottenham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Group III.—Treatment op Defects of Nose a*d Throat.
Under the
Authority's
Scheme.
Received Operative Treatment
118
Received other forms of treatment
392
Total number treated
510
Table IV.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) No. of children inspected by Dentist:—
(a) Routine Age Groups 10,519
(b) Specials 1,085
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 11,604
(2) No. found to require treatment 6,877
(3) No. actually treated 3,732
(4) Attendances made by Children for treatment 7,503
(5) Half days devoted to:—
Inspection 60
Treatment 949
Total 1,009
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 2,463
Temporary Toeth 838
Total 3,301
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 703
Temporary Teeth 4,070
Total 4,773
(8) Administrations of genera'. Anaesthetics for Extractions 574
(9) Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth 688
Temporary Teeth 1,266
Total 1,954
Table V.—Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average No. of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses or other authorised persons 19. 88
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools
by School Nurses or other authorised persons 44,918
(3) No. of individual children found unclean 1,577