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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

Hornsey 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE IV.—(Contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.(1) Number of Children who were:—(o) Inspected by the Dentist:—Aged

TABLE IV.—(Contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.(1) Number of Children who were:—

(o) Inspected by the Dentist:—

Aged

Routine Age Groups5237
6690
7310
8325
9375
10654
11411
12697
13350
14103
1518
Total4,170
Specials488
Grand Total4,658
(b) Found to require treatment2,898
(c) Actually treated1,973
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination788
(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection24
Treatment316
Total340
(3) Attendances made by Children for treatment5,164
(4) Fillings Permanent teeth2,154
Temporary teeth668
Total2,822
(5) Extractions Permanent teeth586
Temporary teeth4,437
Total5,023
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,394
(7) Other operations Permanent teeth261
Temporary teeth444
Total705

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Group V —Uncleanliness and Verminous conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School
Nurses—52.
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School
Nurses—32,707.
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean—755.
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
cation Authority—221.
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under Education Act, 1921—3.
(b) Under School Attendance By-laws—0.