London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bromley 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Extractions:
Permanent Teeth567
Temporary Teeth3,511
Total (9)4,078
(10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction1,707
(11) Other operations: Permanent Teeth1,123*
Temporary Teeth418
Total (11)1,541
* These figures include orthodontic work.

TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.

(i)Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons17,296
(ii)Total number of pupils on roll of schools visited6,776
(iii)Total number of individual pupils found to be infested13*
(iv)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944)Nil.
(v)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944)Nil.
* In addition 88 children showed minor evidence of infestation.
Grammar and Technical Schools.
(i)Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised personsNil.
(ii)Total number of pupils on roll of schools visitedNil.
(iii)Total number of individual pupils found to be infestedNil.
(iv)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944)Nil.
(V)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944)Nil.