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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 1921
[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. | Percent'ge with Sound Teeth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Beulah Road | 65 | 69 | 134 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 29.2 | 33.3 |
| Boston Road | 62 | 58 | 120 | 18 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 29.0 | 20.7 |
| Brighton Road | 69 | 46 | 115 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 13.4 | 15.2 |
| Davidson Road | 67 | 69 | 136 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 20.9 | 18.8 |
| Dering Place | 31 | 30 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 22.5 | 10.0 |
| Ecclesbournc Road | 62 | 67 | 129 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 24.3 | 17.9 |
| Ingram Road | 53 | 40 | 93 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 24.5 | 22.5 |
| Mitcham Road | 55 | 66 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 63 | 20.0 | 4.5 |
| Oval Road | 41 | 56 | 97 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 12. 1 | 19.6 |
| Portland Road | 50 | 86 | 136 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 66 | 28.0 | 23.2 |
| Princess Road | 49 | 49 | 98 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 38 | 20.4 | 22.4 |
| South Norwood | 47 | 23 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 12.8 | 17.4 |
| Stanford Road | 90 | 89 | 179 | 21 | 69 | 67 | 23.3 | 30.3 | |
| Sydenham Road | 25 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 16.0 | 277 |
| Tamworth Road | 37 | 14 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 13.5 | 21.4 |
| Tavistock Grove | 58 | 62 | 120 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 13.8 | 9.6 |
| Upper Norwood | 35 | 30 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 20.0 | 16.6 |
| Whitehorse Road | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 28.6 | 20.0 |
| Winterbourne Road | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 50.0 | 18.1 |
| Woodside | 130 | 108 | 238 | 38 | 27 | 92 | 81 | 29.2 | 25.0 |
| All Saint's | 21 | 17 | 38 | 2 | ... | 19 | 17 | 9.5 | ... |
| Christ Church, Longley Rd. | 85 | 70 | 155 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 61 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| Christ Church, Boston Rd. | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 33.3 | 8.3 |
| Holy Trinity | 18 | 61 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 16.6 | 18.0 | |
| Parish Church | 21 | 55 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 28.5 | 9.1 |
| St. Andrew's | 25 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 12.0 | 11.1 |
| St. Andrew's Old Town | 11 | 16 | 27 | ... | ... | 11 | 16 | ... | ... |
| St. Joseph's | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 66.6 | 20.0 |
| St. Mark's | 13 | 31 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 23.0 | 16.1 |
| St. Mary's | 43 | 42 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 39 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| St. Saviour's | 54 | 52 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 36 | 29.6 | 30.7 |
| Archbishop Tenison's | 34 | 34 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 32 | 17.6 | 5.9 |
| St. Peter's | 25 | 32 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 36.0 | 12.5 |
| Shirley | 17 | 7 | 24 | ... | 2 | 17 | 5 | ... | 28.6 |
| Totals | 1425 | 1467 | 2892 | 300 | 268 | 1125 | 1204 | 21.0 | 18.2 |