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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 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS

(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools18
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g.. in clinics or out-patient departments487
GROUP V.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY
Number of pupils (a) under Child Guidance arrangements142
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements182

Table: Table IV.DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.*

Table IV.

DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.*

(1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers —(a) Periodic Age Groups4,713
(b) Specials1,481
(c) Total (Periodic and Specials)6,194
(2) Number found to require treatment4,118
(3) Number actually treated4,436
(4) Attendance made by pupils for treatment11,110
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
(a) Inspection31
(b) Treatment1,288
Total (a) and (b)1,319
(6) Fillings :—Permanent Teeth3,875
Temporary Teeth112
Total3,987
(7) Extractions :—Permanent Teeth941
Temporary Teeth4,937
Total5,878
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions2,977
(9) Other Operations :—
(a) Permanent Teeth1,298
(b) Temporary Teeth7,540
Total (a) and (b)8,838
* For the present the Ministry are not asking for information regarding treatment carried out apart from the Authority's Scheme

Table: Table V.INFESTATION WITH VERMINNotes —A statement as to the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority for the examination and cleansing of infested pupils should appear in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.

Table V.

INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

Notes —A statement as to the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority for the examination and cleansing of infested pupils should appear in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.

All cases of infestation, however slight, should be recorded.
The return should relate to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
1. Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other auihorised persons43,620
2. Total number of individual pupils found to be infested9j8
3 Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944)918
4. Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944)144