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

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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

Tottenham 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table:

Group V.—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.
No. of children treated (a) under Child Guidance arrangements16
(6) under Speech Therapy arrangements4

Table: Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.

Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.

(1) No. of children inspected by Dental Officers:
(a) Periodic Age Groups15,513
(b) Specials1,282
(c) Total (Periodic and Specials)16,795
(2) No. found to require treatment8,916
(3) No. actually treated5,650
(4) Attendances made by Children for treatment11,107
(5) Half-days devoted to:—
(a) Inspection94
(b) Treatment1,351
Total(a) and(b)1,445
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth3,714
Temporary Teeth978
Total4,692
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth825
Temporary Teeth6,364
Total7,189
(8) Administrations of general Anaesthetics for Extractions747
(9) Other Operations:—
(a) Permanent Teeth1,112
(6) Temporary Teeth1,240
Total(a) and(b)2,352

Table: Table V.— I nfestation with V ermin.

Table V.— I nfestation with V ermin.

(1) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons71,251
(2) No. of individual children found unclean1,274
(3) No. of individual children in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Sec. 54(2) Education Act, 1944)170
(4) No. of individual children in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Sec. 54(3) Education Act, 1944)16