Table: TABLE IV.—(contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.
TABLE IV.—(contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were— |
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:— |
Aged | |
Routine Age Groups 5 | 470 |
6 | 497 |
7 | 662 |
8 | 693 |
9 | 674 |
10 | 544 |
11 | 372 |
12 | 398 |
13 | 460 |
14 | 199 |
15 | 71 |
Total | 5,040 |
Specials | 854 |
Grand Total | 5,894 |
(b) Found to require treatment | 4,075 |
(c) Actually treated | 2,303 |
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 709 |
(2) Half-days devoted to.. Inspection | 36 |
Treatment | 380 |
Total | 416 |
(3) Attendances made by Children for treatment | 5,850 |
(4) Fillings Permanent teeth | 1,623 |
Temporary teeth | 767 |
Total | 2,390 |
(5) Extractions Permanent teeth | 567 |
Temporary teeth | 5,007 |
Total | 5,574 |
; 6) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions 1,690 |
(7) Other operations Permanent teeth | 555* |
Temporary teeth | 44 |
Total | 599 |
* 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. |