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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Child Guidance and Speech Therapy.
No. of Pupils treated.
| Child Guidance | Speech Therapy | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) By the Authority | 175 | 688 |
| (ii) Otherwise | 85 | 8 |
| Age Groups | No. inspected | No. found to require treatment | No. referred for treatment under Local Authority arrangements to County Council Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | |
| 2-4* | 132 | 60 | 39 |
| 5 | 591 | 389 | 259 |
| 6 | 655 | 443 | 303 |
| 7 | 780 | 542 | 381 |
| 8 | 651 | 432 | 331 |
| 9 | 556 | 394 | 265 |
| 10 | 595 | 416 | 270 |
| 11 | 751 | 389 | 258 |
| 12 | 893 | 517 | 354 |
| 13 | 803 | 461 | 302 |
| 14 | 737 | 429 | 265 |
| 15 | 190 | 95 | 63 |
| 16 St over | 62 | 26 | 17 |
| Specials | 4,643 | 4,438 | 4,413 |
| Total | 12,039 | 9, 031 | 7, 500 |
* Nursery Schools only.
| iv. | Number of pupils actually treated | 7,170 |
| iv(a). | Number of pupils treatment completed | 5, 321 |
| v. | Number of attendances made by pupils for treatment | 12, 586 |
| vi. | Number of half days devoted to - | |
| (a) Inspection | 35 | |
| (b) Treatment | 1,461 | |
| (c) Other duties | 10 | |
| Total | 1, 506 | |
| vii. | Fillings - Permanent teeth | 5, 238 |
| Temporary teeth | 1,704 | |
| Total | 6, 942 |