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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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GRAPH 'B'
This graph indicates how the number of teeth filled has increased per tooth
extracted. Thus, whereas in 1965 11.34 permanent teeth were filled for each
one removed, in 1969 the figure rose to 16.25. There is thus an increasing
swing towards restoration rather than extraction.
STATISTICS
| Hackney 1969 | Hackney 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. School Roll: | 36,051 | 35, 575 |
| 2. Number of Sessions: | ||
| Inspections | 284 | 378. 7 |
| Treatment-ordinary (including orthodontics) | 5287. 1 | 4498.2 |
| Treatment-general anaesthetic | 55. 1 | 73.7 |
| Dental health education (* plus 64 sessions provided by non-Hackney staff) | 50 | *155. 5 |
| TOTAL | 5676.2 | 5106.7 |
| 3. First Inspections: | ||
| a) Number of first inspections at school | 25, 254 | 33, 206 |
| b) Number of first inspections at clinics | 4,421 | 5,282 |
| c) TOTAL | 29,675 | 38,488 |
| d) Percentage of school roll inspected | 82.3 | 108.2 |
| e) Number found to require treatment | 20,738 | 26,567 |
| f) Percentage of number inspected found to require treatment | 69.8 | 69.0 |
| g) Number offered treatment | 16,837 | 22,910 |
| h) Percentage of number requiring treatment offered treatment | 81 | 86.2 |
| 4. Re-inspections: | ||
| a) Re-inspections at school or clinic | 931 | 836 |
| b) Re-inspections as percentage of first inspections | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| c) Percentage of number re-inspected found to require treatment | 55.5 | 61.7 |