Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Finchley]
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Secondary Schools. | |||||||
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(1) Number of Children who were: | (7) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 21 | |||||
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:— Aged:— | |||||||
11 | 112 | ||||||
12 | 155 | (8) Extractions:— On account of overcrowding | |||||
13 | 225 | ||||||
14 | 216 | ||||||
Routine 15 | 221 Total: | 119 | (a) Permanent | 36 | |||
Age 16 | 138 | ||||||
On account of advanced deray | |||||||
Groups. 17 | 43 | ||||||
18 | 7 | ||||||
19 | 2 | (b) Permanent | 135 | ||||
( b) Specials | 6 | ||||||
(c) Temporary | 73 | ||||||
GRAND TOTAL | 1125 | ||||||
Total | 244 | ||||||
(2) Found to require treatment | 866 | ||||||
(3) Actually treated | 442 | ||||||
(4) Half-days devoted to:— | |||||||
(9) Other operations:— | |||||||
Inspection | 14 | ||||||
Treatment | 129 | (a) Dressings | 93 | ||||
Total | 143 | (b) Application of Silver Nitrate | |||||
(5) Attendances made by children for treatment | 173 | ||||||
(c) Scalings | 30 | ||||||
(6) Fillings:— | |||||||
Permanent teeth | 1229 | (a) Root treatment | 3 | ||||
Temporary teeth | — | ||||||
Total | 1229 | Total | 126 |
Table VI—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during
the year by the School Nurses 64
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by the School Nurses 16730
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 280
(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 —
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