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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
Edmonton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Table V.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist—
(a) Routine age-groups—
| Age. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 2 | 261 | 1,313 | 1,557 | 1,301 | 1,306 | 1,366 | 1,287 | 1,130 | 999 | 893 | 181 | 38 | 2 | 11,636 |
(b) Specials 2,273
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 13,909
(2) Number found to require treatment 10,583
(3) Number actually treated 5,443
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 10,647
(5) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 96
Treatment 1,337
Total 1,433
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 5,562
Temporary Teeth 725
Total 6,287
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 1,639
Temporary Teeth 9,88
Total 11,027
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 3,200
(9) Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth 871
Temporary Teeth 3,508
Total 4,379
Table VI.
UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses 20
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses 57,491
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 1,237
(iv) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the
Education Act, 1921 378
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(б) Under School Attendance Byelaws —
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