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. Secondary Schools.
(1) | Number of Children who were: | (7) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 13 | |||||
Inspected by the Dentist:- | |||||||||
Aged:- | |||||||||
11 82 | Total: | 1144 | |||||||
12 198 | (8) | Extractions:- | |||||||
13 193 | On account of overcrowding | ||||||||
14 210 | |||||||||
Routine 15 201 | Permanent | 25 | |||||||
Age 16 178 | On account of advanced decay | ||||||||
Groups. 17 57 | |||||||||
18 25 | |||||||||
19 - | Permanent | 135 | |||||||
Specials | - | ||||||||
GRAND TOTAL | 1144 | Temporary | 52 | ||||||
Total | 212 | ||||||||
(2) | Found to require treatment | 882 | |||||||
(3) | Actually treated | 398 | (9) | Other operations:- | |||||
(4) | Half-days devoted to:- | ||||||||
Inspection | 14 | ||||||||
Treatment | 118 | ||||||||
Total | 132 | Dressings | 39 | ||||||
Application of Silver Nitrate | - | ||||||||
(5) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 679 | |||||||
(6) | Fillings:- | Scalings | 53 | ||||||
Permanent teeth | 1110 | Root treatment | - | ||||||
Temporary teeth | - | ||||||||
Total | 1110 | Total | 92 |
Table VI-Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 68 |
(2) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by the School Nurses | 16171 |
(3) | Number of individual children found unclean | 240 |
(4) | Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | - |
(5) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:- | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | - | |
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws | - |