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In addition to the ordinary dental work of fillings and
extractions, a considerable amount of "regulation" work has
been done. 50 regulation plates, 4 crowns and 6 dentures were
supplied. 858 visits were made by children to the Dental Clinic
for regulation purposes.
The amount of dental disease present in children at various
ages is shown by the following table relating to school children

Full details of the dental work are shown in Table IV, Group
V, on page 91.
(h) Treatment for Uncleanliness.—It was found necessary to
serve statutory notices under the Education Act, 1921, Section 87,
on the parents of 23 children. The Statutory Notices were complied
with in all cases.
In March, 1936, the Education Committee decided that reports
of second offences be referred to the School Attendance Subcommittee
with power to take suitable action.
No cases were referred to the Committee during the year.
The School Nurses paid 130 visits to the schools (an average
of 5 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of
inspecting the heads and clothing of the children, with the
following result :—
Number of
Examinations Number Per
of Children. Infected. cent.
34,151 *515 1.5
*25 of this number were found to be infected with living vermin ; the
remainder with nits only. A child with any nits in the hair at all is included
in these figures.