Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons | 14,063 |
Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 148 |
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2) Education Act 1944) | 85 |
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3) Education Act 1944) | 4 |
Number of Pupils | ||||
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Age 5-9 | Age 10-14 | Age 15 & over | Total | |
First inspection at school | 9,258 | |||
First inspection at clinic | 3,520 | |||
No. of first inspections requiring treatment | 7,335 | |||
No. of first inspections offered treatment | 7,323 | |||
Pupils re-inspected at clinic | 1,204 | |||
No. of re-inspections requiring treatment | 873 | |||
First visit | 2,436 | 2,498 | 450 | 5,384 |
Subsequent visits | 5,603 | 7,079 | 1,523 | 14,205 |
Total visits | 8,039 | 9,577 | 1,973 | 19,589 |
Additional courses of treatment commenced | 378 | 280 | 73 | 731 |
Fillings in permanent teeth | 2,659 | 7,302 | 1,734 | 11,695 |
Fillings in deciduous teeth | 6,058 | 506 | — | 6,564 |
Permanent teeth filled | 1,942 | 5,028 | 1,165 | 8,135 |
Deciduous teeth filled | 3,977 | 336 | — | 4,313 |
Permanent teeth extracted | 121 | 742 | 134 | 997 |
Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,481 | 821 | — | 3,302 |
General anaesthetics | 1,037 | 473 | 42 | 1,552 |
Emergencies | 417 | 258 | 50 | 725 |
Number of pupils X-rayed | 918 | |||
Prophylaxis | 2,323 | |||
Teeth otherwise conserved | 66 | |||
Number of teeth root filled | 71 | |||
Inlays | 7 | |||
Crowns | 62 | |||
Courses of treatment completed | 3,582 | |||
General anaesthetics administered by dental officers | 2 |
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