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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 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table V.— Dental Defects.1) Number of Children Inspeoted by the Dentist—(a)Routine Age Groups—

Table V.— Dental Defects.1) Number of Children Inspeoted by the Dentist—(a)Routine Age Groups—

AGE567891011121314TOTAL
Number1,5291,4341,4541,5801,6841,7031,9001,16148127113,197

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(6) Specials 2,240
(c) Total (Routine and Special) 15,437
(2) Found to require treatment 10,681
(3) Actually treated 5,679
(4) Attendances made by children for treatmen 7,178
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 50
Treatment7
Total 777
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 1,633
Temporary Teeth 335
Total 1,968
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 1,199
Temporary Teeth 6,906
Total 8,105
(8) Administrations of general
thetics for extractions 435
(9) Other operations :—
Permanent Teeth 149
Temporary Teeth 15
Tota164
Regulation cases 39

Table: Table VI.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

Table VI.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses17.1
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses106,055
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean1.056
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority25
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 19218
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws—