Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Births, | Deaths under 1 year | Death-rate per 1000 Births (all causes) | Death-rate per 1000 births from "diarrhœal" diseases. |
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Years. | Total Infantile Mortality from all causes. | Infantile Mortality from "diarrhœal" diseases. | Infantile Mortality from other than "diarrhœal" disease |
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Infants dying from Diarrhœal Diseases. 0-6 months. | Infants dying from other than Diarrhceal Diseases. 0-6 months. | Infants surviving 6 morths. | Total investigated. |
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Of all infants investigated under 6 months. | infants dying from other Diarrhœal Diseases. |
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Visits to Houses where the following Diseases hive been reported. | Miss Gaul. (4) | Miss Chalk. (2) | Miss Waterman and Miss Hugsins (1) | Miss King. | Miss Good man and Mrs. Lockyer. | Miss Massie. (5) | Miss Gordon and Miss Webster (3) (6). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | School Cases. | Other Cases. | |||||||||||||||
1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visilts. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visit; | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | 1st Visits. | .subsequent Visits | 1st Visits | Subsequent Visits |
Adults other than Soldiers. | School Children. | Children not of School Age but living in same houses as School Children. | Soldiers. |
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Date of Order. | Defective | Sex. | Age at time of Order. | Nature of Order (whether for Institutional treatment or for Guardianship) and remarks. |
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Male. | Female |
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Male. | Female. |
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Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Reg. in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Uncorrected : Number. | Nett. | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate* | |||||||||
Number. | Rate.* | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Notifiable Disease. | Casks notified in whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | Total Cases Removed to Hospitals or Sanatoria. | ||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Unrecorded ages- | West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. | Institution cases which could not be distributed. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 & upwd. |
No. | CAUSE | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | j Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton : Heath. |
No. | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. |
No | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | -1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. |
No. | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution &Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25 45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. |
No. | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not be diptributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. |
No. | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not he distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
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West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths Under One Year. |
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CASES OF DEATH. | Under1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 12 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1Month. | 13 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-5 Months. | 6-9 Months. | g-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under i Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 1 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES OK DEATH. | Under 1 Week, | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths 1 under One Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 W«ek. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Disease. | 1917. | 1916. | 1915. | 1914. | 1918. | 1912. | 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | ||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases, | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Names or Localities | 1. North Ward. | 2. West Ward | 3. Central Ward. | 4. East Ward. | 5. South Ward | 6. South Norwood Ward. | 7. Upper Norwood Sub-Division. | 8. Thornton Heath Sub-Division. | 0. Undistributed Institution Births and Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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YEAR | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year | Population estimate to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year, | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Receipts. | Expenditure. |
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Premises. | No. of Rooms. | Accommodation. |
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Inspector. | House-to-House Inspections. | Informal Notices served. | Informal Notices complied with. |
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Factories. | Workshops | Laundries | Bakehouses. | Workplaces. | Outworkers. | Total |
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NATURE OF CASES DEALT WITH | Deputy Chief Insp. Culver. | Insp Fulker. | Insp. Earwicker | Insp. Peck. | Insp. Richardson | Insp. Bull. | Insp. Vincent. | Insp. Flint. | Insp. Hunt. | Total |
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Date. 1917. | Slaughterhouses- | Butchers. | Fishmongers. | Markets. | Cowkeepers. | Dairies. | Other Premises. | Total. |
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Slaughterhouses- | Cattle. | Shtep- | Pigs | Calves. | Total. |
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Year. | Cattle, | Sheep- | Pigs. | Calves- | Total. |
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ARTICLES. | Weight in lbs. | Remarks. | ||
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Diseased. | Unsound. | Total. |
Class of Animal. | Tuberculosis. | Peritonitis. | Pneumonia. | Ileurisy. | Metritis. | Enteritis. | Jaundice. | Septicaemia | Emaciated, various causes. | Immature. | Injuries. | Decomposition. | Total carcases. |
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Animals affected. | Carcase and all internal organs destroyed, | Part of carcase and all organs destroyed. | All or part of organs destroyed. | Total. |
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Date of Purchase. | Defendant. | Charge. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | |||||
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1917 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
(a) Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | (b) Number in which a preservative was reported to be present. |
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Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions |
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Year. | Number of Samples taken. | Number Genuine. | *Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Total amount of Fines and Costs imposed. | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Months. | Temperature of Air during the Month. | Mean Temperature of Air. | . Difference from average 50 years at Greenwich. | Mean Temperature of Ground at 4-ft. | Mean Temperature of the Dew Point. | Mean Tensiona! Difference between Ground and Dew Point at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. | Rainfall. | |||||
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Highest. | Lowest. | Mean of | No. of Days on which Rain fell. | Amount collected in Inches. | Difference from average 90 years at Greenwich | |||||||
All Highest. | All Lowest. |
1917. | N.E | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | N. |
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Cause of person attending Dispensary. | Insured. | Uninsured.* | Grand Total. | ||||||
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Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. | Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. |
Insured. | Uninsured. | Grand Total | |||||||
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Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. | Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. |
Period. 1917. | Total Medical Examinations made. | Grand Total. | New Cases Examined. | |||||||
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At the Dispensary. | Patients Houses. | |||||||||
Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. |
M. | W. | c. | T1. |
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M. | w | c. | T1 |
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Month. | Beds Occupied. | Month. | Beds Occupied. | ||
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Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. |
Districts. | Remaining at end of 1916. | Admitted during 1917. | Discharged during 1917. | Died during 1917. | Remaining at end of 1917. |
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Cases admitted during 1908. | Cases admitted during 1909. | Cases admitted ; during 191 | Cases admitted during 1911. | Cases admitted during 1912. | Cases admitted during 1913. | Cases admitted during 1914. | Cases admitted during 1915. | Cases admitted during 1916. | Cases admitted during 1917. |
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Disease. | Remaining at end of 1916. | Admitted during 1917. | Discharged during 1917. | Died during 1917. | Remaining at end of 1917. |
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1911. | 1912. | 1913.0 | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. |
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Discharged. | Died. |
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For Doctors. | For M.O. H. | For Wards. | ||||
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— | + | Total | — | + | Total | Positives & Negatives |
Diphtheria. | Tubercle. | Enteric. | C.S.M. | Total. |
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Maltose. | Glucose. | Lactose. | Dulcite. | Mannite. |
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1917. | Examinations for Borough. | Examinations for Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
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All Examinations. | All Examinations. | All Examinations. |
1917. | Examinations for Borough | Examinations for Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
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All Examinations. | All Examinations. | All Examinations. | |||||||
+ | Total | + | — | Total | + | — | Total |
1917. | Examinations for Borough. | Examinations for Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
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Agglutinative Reactions. | Agglutinative Reactions. | Agglutinative Reactions for all Purposes. | |||||||
+ | — | Total | + | — | Total | + | — | Total |
London. | Middlesex. | Essex. | Surrey. | Kent. | Herts. | Bucks. | West Ham. | Eas f Ham | Croydon | All Districts. |
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Nature of Test. | London. | Middleiex. | Essex. | Surrey. | Kent. | Herts. | Bucks. | West Ham. | East Ham. | Croydon. | All Districts. |
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Age. | Number of Boys. | Number of Girls. | Total. |
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School. | No. of Inspections held. | No. of Children Inspected | No. of P&rentn or Guardians present. | ||
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BOYS- | GIRLS. |
Council Schools. Ages:— | ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. | Re-Inspected. | Specially Inspected | Total. | |||||||||||||
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3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 |
Council (Non-Provided) Schools. Ages:— | ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. | Re-Inspected. | Specially Inspected | Total. | |||||||||||||
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3-1 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-6 | 89 | 9-10 | 1011 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 |
Age. | Number Examined. | Parents or Guardians Present." | Total Number in whom Defects found. | Nature of Defects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Want of Cleanliness. | Clothing. | Vision. | External Eye Disease. | Malnutrition. | Teeth. | Tonsils. | Glands. | Ear Tronble. | Mentally Defective. | Mentally Subnormal. | Heart Affections. | Long Trouble. | Deformity and Spinal Dis. | Communi cable Diseases. | Sundry Defects | If employe | Written and Verbal directions to Parents. | Printed directions | ||||||||||||||||||||
Heads. | Body. | Clothing. | Defecttive Foot- gear. | 6/9 | 6/12 and worse. | One to Fonr Decayed. | More than Four Decayed | Adenoids present. | Ear Disease. | Deafness. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis | Other Lung Disease. | Spinal Curvature. | Other Deformities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ver. | Nits only. | Dirty. | Ver. | Dirty. | Defective. | Dirty- | + | + + | Palpable | + | General Hygienic Advice- | Medical or Surgical Treatment. |
Age. | Average Height in Inches. | Average Weight in Pounds. | ||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Age Group. | 1-4 Decayed Teeth. | Over 4 Decayed Teeth | Number with sound Teeth. | Percent'ge with sound Teeth. |
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school. | children examined. | teeth all sound. | teeth defective. | percentage with sound teeth. | |||||
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boys. | girls. | total. | boys. | girls. | boys. | girls. | boys. | girls. |
Date. | School. | Children with teeth all sound at previous inspection. At re-inspection. | Children who were treated for caries discovered at previous inspection. At re-inspection. | Children found to have defeotive teeth at primary inspection, but who have not been treated at the Dental Clinio. At re-inspection. | |||||||||||||
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All sound. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring no further treatment | Requiring further treatment | Children treated privately. | Children treated privately and now requiring further treatment. | Children treated privately and not requiring further treatment. | Children who have received no dental treatment. | ||||||||||
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Date of Inspection, 1917. | Name of School. (Infants' Departments.) | Number of children examined, | Number found with defective teeth. | Number of children treated by the School Denial Officers at the Dental Clinic. |
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Date. | Attendances. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Dressings. | Appointments for N2O Gas. | Remarks. | |||||||
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Ordinary. | With "local" or N2O Gas. | ||||||||||||
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Totals. |
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Illness. | let Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3fd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
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School Cases. |
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School. | Department. | Class. | Disease. | Date of Closure. | Length of Closure. |
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School. | Department, | Class. | Disease. | Date of Closure. | Length of Closure. |
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