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Hornsey 1929

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

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TABLE IV.—(contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.

(1) Number of Children who were—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:—
Aged
Routine Age Groups 5470
6497
7662
8693
9674
10544
11372
12398
13460
14199
1571
Total5,040
Specials854
Grand Total5,894
(b) Found to require treatment4,075
(c) Actually treated2,303
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination709
(2) Half-days devoted to.. Inspection36
Treatment380
Total416
(3) Attendances made by Children for treatment5,850
(4) Fillings Permanent teeth1,623
Temporary teeth767
Total2,390
(5) Extractions Permanent teeth567
Temporary teeth5,007
Total5,574
; 6) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions 1,690
(7) Other operations Permanent teeth555*
Temporary teeth44
Total599
* This figure chiefly represents attendances for regulation work.
Group V.—Uncleunliness and Verminous conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses—53.
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses—31,418.
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean—357.
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority—122.
iv.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under Education Act, 1921—Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws—Nil.