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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Group IV.-Dental Defects.

Group IV.-Dental Defects.

(1) Number of Children who were
(a) Inspected by the Dentists :-
Aged Routine Age Groups51,174Total10,462
61,569
71,723
81,690
91,726
101,725
ll855
Specials618
Reinspection870
Mossford699
Open-Air88
Grand Total12,737
(6) Found to require treatment6,738
(c) Actually treated3,903
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination1,455
(2) Half-days devoted toInspection126Total939
Treatment813
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment6,982
(4) FillingsPermanent teeth3,665Total8,436
Temporary Teeth4,771
(5) ExtractionsPermanent Teeth545Total6,473
Temporary Teeth5,928
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,309
Local2,362
(7) Other operationsPermanent Teeth1,634Total2,245
Temporary Teeth611

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Group V.—uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school during the year by the School
Nurses 7
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 50,651
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,693
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority 18
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws Nil