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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Children aged 0-4 years | Expectant and Nursing Mothers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1968 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| (a) Number of first inspections | 529 | 968 | 117 | 179 |
| (b) Number requiring treatment | 296 | 492 | 91 | 146 |
| (c) Percentages requiring treatment | 56.0 | 50.8 | 76.0 | 81.6 |
| (d) Number offered treatment | 287 | N. A. | 90 | N. A. |
| 2. Visits for Treatment | ||||
| (a) First visits | 785 | 601 | 264 | 263 |
| (b) Subsequent visits | 1,074 | 1,207 | 475 | 608 |
| (c) Total visits | 1,869 | 1,808 | 739 | 871 |
| (d) Additional courses of treatment commenced | 28 | 31 | 9 | P |
| (e) Attendances for general anaes | ||||
| thetic (included in total) | 30 | 51 | 6 | 17 |
| (f) Emergencies (included in total) | 97 | 80 | 54 | 24 |
| 3. Patients made Dentally fit | 205 | 229 | 85 | 109 |
| 4. Analysis of General Treatment | ||||
| (a) Fillings | 1,154 | 1,229 | 428 | 684 |
| (b) Teeth filled | 1,036 | 1, 113 | 388 | 610 |
| (c) Teeth extracted | 100 | 172 | 163 | 137 |
| (d) Patients x-rayed | 8 | 13 | 31 | 35 |
| (e) Scaling, prophylaxis and gum treatment | 409 | 293 | 124 | 113 |
| (f) Teeth otherwise conserved | 211 | 324 | - | N. A. |
| (g) Teeth root filled | N. A. | N. A. | 8 | 11 |
| (h) Crowns and inlays | N. A. | N. A. | 3 | 7 |
| 5. Prosthetics | ||||
| (a) Patients supplied with full upper and/or lower dentures | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| (b) Patients supplied with partial dentures | - | - | 11 | 25 |
| (c) Number of dentures supplied .. | - | - | 24 | 33 |
| 6. Topical application of Fluoride | 73 | - | N. A. | N. A. |
| 7. Appointments not kept | 296 | N. A. | 372 | N. A. |
N. A. - Not available
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
The number of children immunised against six of the infectious diseases
varied very little from the previous year and details for 1969 are set out in
the tables overleaf:-