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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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| 9. | Attendances and general treatment: | AGES | TOTALS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | 15 and over | 1967 | 1966 | ||||
| First visits for treatment | 4,739 | 3,640 | 605 | 8,984 | 10, 324 | |||
| Subsequent visits for treatment | 10,643 | 10,833 | 1,653 | 23,129 | 20,805 | |||
| Total visits for treatment | 5,382 | 14,473 | 2,258 | 32,113 | 31,129 | |||
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 689 | 617 | 104 | 1,410 | 1,152 | |||
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 4,398 | 10,158 | 1,965 | 16,521 | 17,446 | |||
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 8,846 | 950 | - | 9,796 | 8,800 | |||
| Permanent teeth filled | 3,801 | 9,107 | 1,691 | 14,599 | 15,665 | |||
| Deciduous teeth filled | 7,632 | 821 | - | 8, 453 | 8,108 | |||
| Permanent teeth extracted | 160 | 920 | 178 | 1,258 | 1,627 | |||
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,963 | 757 | - | 3,720 | 4,749 | |||
| General anaesthetic administered | 1,070 | 526 | 39 | 1,635 | 2,030 | |||
| 10. | Orthodontics: | 1966 | 1967 | |||||
| Cases remaining from previous year | 151 | 301 | ||||||
| New cases commencing during year | 260 | 184 | ||||||
| Cases completed during year | 89 | 93 | ||||||
| Cases discontinued during year | 21 | 23 | ||||||
| No: of removable appliances fitted | 257 | 232 | ||||||
| No: of fixed appliances fitted | 14 | 29 | ||||||
| Pupils referred to Hospital Consultant | 45 | 15 | ||||||
| 11. | Other Treatment: | 1966 | 1967 | |||||
| Pupils X-rayed | 609 | 699 | ||||||
| Prophylaxis | 2, 270 | 2,657 | ||||||
| Teeth otherwise conserved | 2,856 | 2,709 | ||||||
| Number of teeth root filled | 100 | 111 | ||||||
| Inlays | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Crowns | 33 | 52 | ||||||