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 East Ham]
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TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist.
(a) Routine age-groups.
Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1254 | 1362 | 1342 | 1573 | 1517 | 1529 | 1687 | 1217 | - | — | 11481 |
(b) Specials | 283 | ||||||||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 11764 | ||||||||||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 6970 | ||||||||||
(3) Number actually treated | 4018 | ||||||||||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 7426 | ||||||||||
(5) Half-days devoted to :— | (7) Extractions:— | ||||||||||
Inspection | 106 | Permanent Teeth | 1008 | ||||||||
Treatment | 660 | Temporary Teeth | 6275 | ||||||||
Total | 766 | Total | 7283 | ||||||||
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 755 | ||||||||||
(6 Fillings:— | (9) Other Operations:— | ||||||||||
Permanent Teeth | 1887 | Permanent Teeth | 861 | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 391 | Temporary Teeth | 308 | ||||||||
Total | 2278 | Total | 1169 |
TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i). Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 40821 |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 541 |
(iv.) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | — |
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | — |