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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

Croydon 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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96
DENTAL DEFECTS.
The prevalence of dental trouble is shown by the following
table.

Table: TABLE E VI. BOYS.

TABLE E VI. BOYS.

Age.Number Examined.Urgent Defects of Teeth.Other Defects of Teeth.Number with sound Teeth.Percentge with sound Teeth.
3.4113...338070.8
4.5344216717550.9
5.65962136820734.7
6.7289162294415.2
7.8924761213.0
8.922413522.7
12.1315...11426.7
13.1476511344620626'9
14.1513813873827.5
15.161129......
GIRLS.
3.485...275868.2
4.5306712517456.8
5.66443240920331.5
6.7323162149328.8
7.81047692826.9
8.921414314.3
13.144266925610123.7
14.15495271734.7
15.162...2......