Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE V—Dental Defects. Elementary Schools.
(1) | Number of Children who were: | (7) | Administration of general anæsthetics for extractions | 791 | ||||
Inspected by the Dentist:— | ||||||||
Aged:— | ||||||||
5 214 | Total: | 3712 | ||||||
6 488 | ||||||||
7 391 | (8) | Extractions:— | ||||||
8 436 | ||||||||
Routine 9 427 | On account of overcrowding | |||||||
Age 10 420 | Permanent | 121 | ||||||
Groups. 11 427 | On account of advanced decay | |||||||
12 276 | ||||||||
13 278 | ||||||||
14 355 | ||||||||
Specials | 345 | Permanent | 360 | |||||
GRAND TOTAL | 4057 | Temporary | 3468 | |||||
(2) | Found to require treatment | 3205 | Total | 3828 | ||||
(3) | Actually treated | 2219 | ||||||
(4) | Half-days devoted to:— | |||||||
Inspection | 56 | |||||||
Treatment | 405 | |||||||
Total | 461 | (9) | Other operations:— | |||||
Dressings | 161 | |||||||
(5) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 3700 | Application of Silver Nitrate | 88 | ||||
Scalings | 78 | |||||||
(6) | Fillings:— | Root treatment | 3 | |||||
Permanent teeth | 3219 | Miscellaneous | — | |||||
Temporary teeth | 782 | |||||||
Total | 4001 | Total | 330 |