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 West Ham]
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TABLE IV.—Continued.
(b) Found to require treatment | 15409 | |
(c) Actually treated | 10805 | |
(2) Half-days devoted to— | ||
Inspection | 262 | |
Treatment | 2068 | |
Total | 2330 | |
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 18812 | |
(4) Fillings— | ||
Permanent teeth | 2501 | |
Temporary teeth | 1158 | |
Total | 3659 | |
(5) Extractions— | ||
Permanent teeth | 1439 | |
Temporary teeth | 19525 | |
Total | 20964 | |
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | Nil | |
(7) Other Operations— | ||
Permanent teeth | 1816 | |
Temporary teeth | 581 | |
Total | 2397 |
Croup V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 9.4 |
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by the School Nurses | 59374 |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 866 |
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil |
(v) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil |
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | Nil |