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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Group IV.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Group IV.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii)Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii)Total number treated.
Number of children treated22———108112

Table: 563 children with minor orthopaedic and postural defects have carried out remedial exercises in the schools under the supervision of a Medical Officer and the Remedial Drill Instructress.Group V— Dental Defects.

563 children with minor orthopaedic and postural defects have carried out remedial exercises in the schools under the supervision of a Medical Officer and the Remedial Drill Instructress.

Group V— Dental Defects.

(1) Number of Children who were:— (a) Inspected by the Dentist—
Aged1: 4273.Total16,450
Routine Age Groups51,667
61,758
71,981
82,262
isj 92,504
1 102,171
112,029
121,368
13205
14 ..232
Specials2,413
Grand Total18,863
(b) Found to require treatment13,013
(c) Actually treated5,891
(2)Half-days devoted toInspection65Total818
Treatment753
(3)Attendances made by children for treatment8,304
WFillingsPermanent Teeth1,749Total1,957
Temporary Teeth208
(5)ExtractionsPermanent Teeth1,530Total9,416
Temporary Teeth7,886
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions461
(7)Other operationsPermanent 1eeth167Total176
Temporary Teeth9
(8) Regulation cases16
Group VI.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(i)Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Norses16.6
(ii)Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses99,471
(iii)Number of individual children found unclean1,311
(iv)Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority30
(v)Number of cases in which lesal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act , 192112
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws—