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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| (2) Number found to require treatment | 5,583 | |||
| (3) Number actually treated | 3,011 | |||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 4,859 | |||
| (5) Half-days devoted to | Inspection | 88 | Total | 622 |
| Treatment | 534 | |||
| (6) Fillings | Permanent Teeth | 2,639 | Total | 4,420 |
| Temporary Teeth | 1,781 | |||
| (7) Extractions | Permanent Teeth | 682 | Total | 5,478 |
| Temporary Teeth | 4,796 | |||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,473 | |||
| (9) Other operations | Permanent Teeth | 989 | Total | 1,292 |
| Temporary Teeth | 303 | |||
Table V.—
| (i) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 4 |
| (ii) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 17,376 |
| (iii) | Number of individual children found unclean | 315* |
| (iv) | Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil |
| (v) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| Nil | ||
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | Nil | |
| * In addition 126 children were found unclean at medical inspection and 91 in the School Clinic. | ||
T able VI.
| (1) At a Public Elementary School | (2) At an Institution other than a Special School | (3) At no School or Institution | (4) Total not receiving suitable Education | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Children | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Deaf Children | 2 | — | — | 2 |
The name and address of the Blind Child included in Column 4 above has been
forwarded to the appropriate Authority under the Blind Persons Act, 1920.
Mentally Defective Children.
Total number of children notified during 1940, by the Local Education Authority
to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority, under the Mental Deficiency
(Notification of Children) Regulations, 1928 10