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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Group IV.— Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme (1) | Otherwise. (2) | Total number treated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopedic clinic. (3) | Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3) | ||
| Number of children treated. | 12 | 229 | 241 | ||||
Group V.— Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were: — | (2) Half-days devoted to: — | ||||||
| Inspection | 37 | Total 459 | |||||
| Routine Age Groups | Aged : | Total 5738 | |||||
| Treatment | 422 | ||||||
| 5 | 342 | ||||||
| 6 | 642 | (3) Attendances made by children for treatment ... 4934 | |||||
| 7 | 644 | ||||||
| 8 | 631 | (4) Fillings:— | |||||
| 9 | 582 | Permanent Teeth | 3266 | Total 3283 | |||
| 10 | 651 | ||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 17 | ||||||
| 11 | 667 | ||||||
| 12 | 606 | (5) Extractions | |||||
| 13 | 612 | Permanent Teeth | 524 | Total 3697 | |||
| 14 | 324 | ||||||
| 15 | 37 | Temporary Teeth | 3173 | ||||
| Specials | 254 | (6) Administration of general anæstheties for extractions 1581 | |||||
| Grand Total. | |||||||
| 5992 | |||||||
| (7) Other operations:— | |||||||
| 4236 | |||||||
| 2879 | Permanent Teeth | 849 | Total 2017 | ||||
| Retreated | 1303 | Temporary Teeth | 1168 | ||||
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the
Scnool Nurses—44.
(11.) Total number of examinations of children In the Schools by School
Nurses—28,802.
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean—355.
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority—178.
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: —
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws —