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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
Erith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| (iii) Actually treated | 1116 | |
| (2) Half-days devoted to :— | ||
| Inspection | 17 | |
| Treatment | 168 | 185 |
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 1759 | |
| (4) Fillings :— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 770 | 770 |
| Temporary teeth | — | |
| (5) Extractions :— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 272 | |
| Temporary teeth | 1392 | 1664 |
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | ... | 808 |
| (7) Other operations : | ||
| Permanent teeth | 115 | |
| Temporary teeth | — | 115 |
GROUP VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS
CONDITIONS.
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 5 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 14,856 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 208 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 0 |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : — | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 0 |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 0 |