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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Dental Defects.
Table IV. (D), Appendix A, gives a summary of the work done
by the two part time Dental Officers, both in regard to inspection and
treatment.
The following tables are self explanatory, and indicate in greater
detail the scope and findings of school dental inspection and the
results of treatment.
| School. | Children Examined. | Teeth all sound. | Teeth Defective. | Percentage with Sound Teeth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls- | |
| Beulah Road | 130 | 117 | 147 | 27 | 21 | 103 | 96 | 20 .8 | 17.9 |
| Boston Road | 111 | 81 | 192 | 18 | 12 | 93 | 19 | 16.2 | 1 4.8 |
| Brighton Road | 56 | 58 | 114 | 10 | 1 7 | 46 | 41 | 17.8 | 29.3 |
| Davidson Road | 66 | 68 | 134 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 59 | 16.6 | 13.2 |
| Dering Place | 80 | 70 | 150 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 63 | 21.2 | 10.0 |
| Ecclesbourne Road | 145 | 85 | 230 | 18 | 113 | 67 | 22. I | 21.1 | |
| Ingram Road | 61 | 66 | 127 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 47 | 21.3 | 28.8 |
| Mitcham Road | 145 | 85 | 230 | 17 | 14 | 128 | 71 | 11.7 | 16.4 |
| Oval Road | 42 | 43 | §5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
| Portland Road | 8l | 88 | 169 | 16 | 9 | c5 | 79 | 19.7 | 10.2 |
| Princess Road | 120 | 90 | 210 | 26 | 11 | 94 | 79 | 21.6 | 12. 2 |
| South Norwood | 70 | 61 | 131 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
| Spring Lane | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 40.0 | 37.7 |
| Stanford Road | 24 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12.5 | 16.5 | |
| Sydenham Road | 87 | 74 | 161 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 59 | 14.9 | 20.2 |
| Tamworth Road | 77 | 94 | 8 | 2 | 69 | r5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | |
| Tavistock Grove | 111 | 203 | 20 | 17 | 91 | 75 | 18.0 | 18.5 | |
| Upper Norwood | 14 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7.1 | 27.8 | |
| Whitehorse Road | 176 | 330 | 31 | 43 | 145 | 111 | 17.6 | 27.9 | |
| Winterbourne Road | 132 | 114 | 246 | 42 | 33 | 00 | 79 | 31.8 | 30.7 |
| Woodside | 110 | 92 | 202 | 25 | 17 | 85 | 75 | 22 .7 | 13.4 |
| Grangewood Special School All Saint's | 11 | 9 | 20 | I | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| 13 | 1.1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 38.4 | 15.4 | |
| Christ Church, Longley Rd. | 39 | 41 | 80 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 128 | 17.0 |
| Christ Church, Boston Rd. | 24 | 33 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 16 6 | 12.1 |
| Holy Trinity | 21 | 52 | 73 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 14.3 | 17.3 |
| Parish Church | 172 | 99 | 271 | 24 | 17 | 148 | 82 | 13.9 | 17.1 |
| St. Andrew's | 33 | 36 | 69 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 27.3 | 27.7 |
| St. Andrew's Old Town | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12.5 | ... | |
| St. Joseph's | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 20.0 | |
| St. Mark's | 24 | 36 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 25.0 | 15.6 |
| St. Mary's | ... | ||||||||
| St. Michael's | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 417 | 8.3 |
| St. Saviour's | 62 | 73 | 135 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 50 | 257 | 31.5 |
| Archbishop Tenison's | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 38.4 |
| St. Peter's | 61 | 62 | 123 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 46 | 147 | 25.8 |
| Shirley | ... | ||||||||
| Totals | 2345 | 1984 | 4329 | 443 | 398 | 1902 | 1386 | 18.8 | 201 |