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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

Hounslow 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 4 Infestation with Vermin

Table 4 Infestation with Vermin

Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons23,799
Total number of individual pupils found to be infested211
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued48
(Section 54 (2) Education Act 1944)
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued24
(Section 54 (3) Education Act 1944)

Table: Table 5 Dental Inspection and Treatment

Table 5 Dental Inspection and Treatment

Number of pupils
Age 5-9Age 10-14Age 15 & overTotal
Inspections
First inspection at school7,251
First inspection at clinic2,626
No. of first inspections requiring treatment5,604
No. of first inspections offered treatment5,603
Pupils re-inspected at clinic784
No. of re-inspections requiring treatment536
Attendances and treatment
First visit2,2002,1505074,857
Subsequent visits5,0116,8492,03713,897
Total visits7,2118,9992,54418,754
Additional courses of treatment commenced15110835294
Fillings in permanent teeth2,0976,0482,09610,241
Fillings in deciduous teeth4,196405—4,601
Permanent teeth filled1,6034,0851,1016,789
Deciduous teeth filled3,020251—3,271
Permanent teeth extracted124661162947
Deciduous teeth extracted2,032693—2,725
General anaesthetics919396391,354
Emergencies47829181850
Number of pupils X-rayed490
Prophylaxis1,685
Teeth otherwise conserved215
Number of teeth root filled58
Inlays5
Crowns38
Courses of treatment completed3,750
Anaesthetics
General anaesthetics administered by dental officers2
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