London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
This page requires JavaScript
SCHOOL DENTAL STATISTICS
| Hackney 1965 | Hackney 1966 | I.L.E. A. 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | School Roll: | 34,277 | 34,509 | 408,777 |
| 2. | Number of Sessions: Inspection | 145.0 | 45.0 | 558.0 |
| Treatment - ordinary | 4,139.4 | 4,280.0 | 26,453.0 | |
| Treatment - general anaesthetic | 106.5 | 128. 0 | 496.3 | |
| Total | 4,390.9 | 4,453.0 | 27,507.3 | |
| 3. | First Inspections: (a) Number of first inspections in school | 13,368 | 2,052 | 34,500 |
| (b) Number of first inspections at clinics | 1,137 | 7,295 | 49,420 | |
| (c) TOTAL | 14,505 | 9,347 | 83,920 | |
| (d) Percentage of school roll inspected | 42.3 | 27.1 | 20.5 | |
| (e) Percentage of number inspected found to require treatment | 67.8 | 75.9 | 69.8 | |
| 4. | Re-inspections: (a) Re-inspections at school or clinic | 474 | 4,308 | 20.653 |
| (b) Percentage of number re-inspected found to require treatment | 53.6 | 65.2 | 64.9 | |
| 5. | Appointments given at surgeries: (a) New cases | 25,607 | 24,656 | 151.497 |
| (b) On treatment cases | 31,367 | 30,201 | 171,459 | |
| (c) TOTAL | 56,974 | 54,857 | 322,956 | |
| 6. | Attendances made by: (a) New cases | 10,392 | 12,376 | 74,328 |
| (b) On treatment cases | 23,921 | 22,809 | 128,446 | |
| (c) Emergencies | 669 | 505 | 4,119 | |
| (d) TOTAL | 34,982 | 35,690 | 206,893 | |
| (e) Attendances for general anaesthetics (included in total) | N. A. | 2,030 | 8,426. | |
| 7. | Response Rate by: (a) New cases | 40.6 | 50.2 | 49.0 |
| (b) On treatment cases | 76.3 | 75.5 | 74.9 | |
| 8. | Children made dentally fit: | 5,388 | 6,242 | N. A. |
N.A. - Not available