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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

Tottenham 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table IV.— Continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.

Table IV.— Continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.

(1)Number of Children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist—
Aeed:
Routine Age Groups52,080Total
61,820
71,912
82,832
93,088
103,29418,455
112,452
12671
13236
1470,
Specials1,771
Grand Total20,226
(6) Found to require treatment12,977
(c) Actually treated5,202
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination1,737
(2)Half-days devoted toInspection69Total800
Treatment731
(3)Attendances made by children for treatment7,385
(4)FillingsPermanent Teeth1,472Total1,912
Temporary Teeth440
(5)ExtractionsPermanent Teeth1,328Total10,805
Temporary Teeth9,477
(6)Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,250
(7)Other operationsPermanent Teeth253Total265
Temporary Teeth12
(8)Regulation cases33

Table: Oroup V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

Oroup V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses18.7
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses112,101
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean2,847
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority165
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921_
(6) Under School Attendance Bye-laws18