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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
Hackney 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Hackney 1966 | Hackney 1967 | I.L.E. A. 1967 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | School Roll: | 34,509 | 35,699 | 412,555 |
| 2. | Number of Sessions: | |||
| Inspection | 45.0 | 202.0 | 1, 449.2 | |
| Treatment-ordinary | 4, 280.0 | 4384.0 | 27, 185.4 | |
| Treatment-general anaesthetic | 128.0 | 112.7 | 532.9 | |
| Dental health education | 0 | 8.0 | N. A. | |
| 4, 453.0 | 4706.7 | 29, 167.5 | ||
| 3. | First Inspections: | |||
| a) Number of first inspections in school | 2,052 | 16,619 | 124, 389 | |
| b) Number of first inspections at clinics | 7,295 | 5,895 | 47,886 | |
| c) TOTAL | 9, 347 | 22,514 | 172,275 | |
| d) Percentage of school roll inspected | 27.1 | 63.4 | 41.8 | |
| e) Number found to require treatment | 7,091 | 15,754 | 112,824 | |
| f) Percentage of number inspected found to require treatment | 75.9 | 70.0 | 65.6 | |
| g) Number offered treatment | 6,789 | 14,636 | 109,203 | |
| n) Percentage of number requiring treatment offered treatment | 95.7 | 92.9 | 96.8 | |
| 4. | Re-inspections: | |||
| a) Re-inspections at school or clinic | 4,308 | 2,443 | 16,181 | |
| b) Re-inspections as percentage of first inspections | 46.1 | 10.9 | 9.4 | |
| c) Percentage of number re-inspected found to require treatment | 65.2 | 69.2 | 62.4 | |
| 5. | Appointments given at surgeries: | |||
| a) New cases | 24,662 | 17,766 | 132, 511 | |
| b) On treatment cases | 32,748 | 31,775 | 187,868 | |
| c) TOTAL | 59,410 | 49,541 | 320,379 | |
| 6. | Attendances made by: | |||
| a) New cases | 12,302 | 10,508 | 72,727 | |
| b) On treatment cases | 24,837 | 23,940 | 141,435 | |
| c) Emergencies | 509 | 553 | 4,069 | |
| d) TOTAL | 35,728 | 35,001 | 218,231 | |
| e) Attendances for general anaesthetics (included in total) | 2,030 | 1,635 | 7,605 | |
| 7. | Response Rate by: | |||
| a) New cases | 50.2 | 59.1 | 54.9 | |
| b) On treatment cases | 75.8 | 75.3 | 75.3 | |
| 8. | Children made dentally fit: | 6, 242 | 8,358 | 58,369 |
N.A. - Not available