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 Hendon]
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DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist:— | (5) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
Inspection | 74 | |||
(a) Routine age groups:— | Treatment | 1317 | ||
Aged 5 | 1149 | Total | 1391 | |
,, 6 | 1090 | |||
„ 7 | 1042 | (6) Fillings:— | ||
„ 8 | 928 | |||
„ 9 | 909 | Permanent Teeth | 5357 | |
„ 10 | 1016 | Temporary Teeth | 885 | |
„ 11 | 903 | |||
„ 12 | 887 | Total | 6212 | |
„ 13 | 935 | |||
„ 14 | 252 | (7) Extractions:— | ||
„ 15 | 26 | Permanent Teeth | 1824 | |
„ 16 | 1 | |||
9138 | Temporary Teeth | 7557 | ||
(b) Specials | 1153 | Total | 9381 | |
10291 | (8) Administrations of general anæsthetics for extractions | 2640 | ||
7351 | (9) Other Operations: | |||
Permanent Teeth | 2355 | |||
(3) Number actually treated | 4506 | Temporary Teeth | ||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 13031 | Total | 2355 |
UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 22 | |
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 38378 | |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 884 | |
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil | |
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | ||
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil | |
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws | Nil |