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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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

Table V.— Dental Defects.

(1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist— ( a) Routine Age Groups—

AGE567891011121314TOTAL
Number9841,3511,1047698431,6061,1158501,0481209,790
(b) Specials2,429
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)12,219
(2) Found to require treatment8,068
(3) Actually treated3,753
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment5,933
(5) Half-days devoted to:—(7) Extractions:—
Inspection45Permanent Teeth1,211
Treatment716Temporary Teeth5,780
Total6,991
Total761(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions203
(6) Fillings:—(9) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth1,162Permanent Teeth282
Temporary Teeth155Temporary Teeth10
Total292
Total1,317Regulation cases27

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 Nurses21.9
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses114,867
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean1,108
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority22
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:-
(a) Under the Education Act, 192127
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws-