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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Ilford 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Table IV.— Continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.

Table IV.— Continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.

(1)Number of Children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the Dentists:—
Aged:Total10,365
Routine Age Groups51,282
61,630
71,636
81,816
91,915
101,130
11956
Specials328
Grand Total10,693
(b) Found to require treatment6,485
(c) Actually treated3,295
(d) Re.treated during the year as the result of periodical examination1,073
(2)Half.days devoted toInspection232Total611
Treatment379
(3)Attendances made by children for treatment5,017
(4)FillingsPermanent Teeth1,095Total3,553
Temporary Teeth2,458
(5)ExtractionsPermanent Teeth446Total6,291
Temporary Teeth5,845
(6)Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,478
(7)Other operationsPermanent Teeth595Total983
Temporary Teeth388
Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(i.)Average number of visits per school during the year by the School Nurses7
(ii.)Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses41,470
(iii.)Number of individual children found unclean1,233
(iv.)Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority7
(v.)Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye.laws.Nil