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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Number of impressions, etc. | 269 |
| Number of Dentures fitted | 43 |
| Number of crowns and bridges | 30 |
| Number of inlays | 2 |
| Number of radiographs (a) at Dental Clinics | 146 |
| (b) at Hospitals | - |
| AGE GROUPS | TOTALS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Number of pupils examined | - | - | 2 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| Number of pupils selected for treatment | - | - | 2 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 60 |
TABLE 22 - Orthodontic Examination and Treatment
| Number of pupils commenced treatment (first attendance) | 88 |
| Number of attendances made for treatment | 1429 |
| Number of consultations | 30 |
| Number of impressions, etc | 275 |
| Number of fixed appliances fitted | 8 |
| Number of removable appliances fitted | 103 |
| Number of radiographs | |
| (a) at Dental Clinics | 13 |
| (b) at Hospitals | - |
| Number of pupils treatment complete | 24 |
| Number of orthodontic sessions (½ days) | 101 |
TABLE 23 - Infestation with Vermin
| Total number of examinations | 108879 |
| Total number of pupils found to be infested | 1038 |
| Total number of individual pupils found to be infested for the first time during current year | 491 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued. (Section 54/2, Education Act 1944) | - |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued. (Section 54/3, Education Act 1944) | - |