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Hornsey 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Group IV.—Orthop/edic and Postural Defects. (see note d).
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (See note b)-(1) | Otherwise. '2) | Total number treated. (set note e.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3) | Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3) | ||
| Number of children treated. | 5 | 205 | 210 | ||||
TABLE V—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children Inspected by the Dentist: —
(a) Routine age-groups:
| AGE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 70 | 261 | 264 | 342 | 348 | 413 | 427 | 288 | 226 | 193 | 83 | 2,920 |
(b) Specials (see note (f) 1,083
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 4,003
(2) Number found to require treatment *3,679
(3) Number actually treated 2,642
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 4,360
(5) Half-days devoted to:— (7) Extractions:—
Inspection 24 Permanent Teeth 538
Treatment 460 Temporary Teeth 2,786
Total 484 Total 3,324
(8) Administration of general
aneethetics for extractions 876
(6) Fillings:—(See note g) (9) Other operations:
Permanent Teeth 3,059 Permanent Teeth 144
Temporary Teeth 2 Temporary Teeth 2,479
Total 3,061 Total 2,623
TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
(see note h).
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses 47
(11.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by
School Nurses 29,334
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean (see note i) 336
(lv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority 382
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: —
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 0
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 0
This number is in excess of the previous years on account of including
the specials treated.