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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
Heston and Isleworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The 1,917 are made up of the following types of cases:—
| (1) Referred for Gas, or Gas and Ethyl Chloride | Hounslow. 1,700 | Isleworth. 217 |
| (2) Advice given | ||
| (3) Treatment postponed | ||
| (4) Inspection after Gas—required further treatment | ||
| Total | 1,1917 |
Conservative Treatment.
It may be said that the chief aim of the treatment here is towards conserving the teeth,
keeping extractions down to a minimum. This is indicated by the fillings figure—5,901, which
works out at 154 fillings per 100 children treated, whilst the number of permanent teeth filled—
5,072, works out at 133 permanent teeth filled per 100 children treated.
Extractions.
The number of teeth extracted was 5,191 (959 Permanent; 4,232 Temporary). This works
out at 25 permanent teeth extracted per 100 children treated.
Statistics.
A plea is here entered to all those colleagues upon whom the duty of reporting lies, to make
their statistics on the lines here attempted, or alternatively, to suggest a better standard by which
the activities of various Clinics can be better compared.
The form of the Board's Table IV. showing dental defects has again been amplified (see
below) in order to show items of information which may help towards the propter comparison
of the dental statistics of different Authorities. A better appreciation of their import is conveyed
to the reader if opposite certain figures percentages and notes are given throughout the whole
table, where possible and applicable.
Average number of Elementary School children on registers at middle of year, June—10,995.
| Age. | No. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. No. of children | 5 | 523 | ||
| (a) who were inspected at Routine Dental Inspections | 6 | 586 | ||
| 7 | 724 | |||
| 8 | 774 | |||
| 9 | 749 | |||
| 10 | 768 | |||
| 11 | 639 | |||
| 12 | 467 | |||
| 13 | 587 | |||
| 14 | 131 | |||
| 15 | 3 | |||
| 5949 | ||||
| No. of Special Inspections | 1917 | |||
| (b) No. of Children found to require treatment at Routine Dental Inspections | 5438 | (b) This equals 91.4 per cent, of the children inspected at Routine Inspections. | ||
| (c) No. of Children actually treated | 3811 | |||
| 2. Half days devoted to Inspection | 37 | 2. Average number inspected per session— 160. | ||
| Treatment—Ordinary | 732 | Included in the 732 ordinary treatment sessions are 51 sessions which were entirely devoted to Orthodontic Treatment. | ||
| do. Gas | 97 | |||
| Administration—Clerical | 18 | |||
| Dental Committee Meetings | 4 | |||
| 888 | These sessional figures are for approximately 2 whole time dental surgeons, (see below). | |||