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 Tottenham]
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
Received Operative Treatment | 72 |
Received other forms of treatment | 301 |
Total number treated | 373 |
Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) No. of children inspected by Dentist:— | |
(a) Routine Age Groups | 8,965 |
(b) Specials | 973 |
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 9,938 |
(2) No. found to require treatment | 6,364 |
(3) No. actually treated | 3,408 |
(4) Attendances made by Children for treatment | 6,068 |
(5) Half days devoted to:— | |
Inspection | 49 |
Treatment | 930 |
Total | 979 |
(6) Fillings:— | |
Permanent Teeth | 1,950 |
Temporary Teeth | 899 |
Total | 2,849 |
(7) Extractions:— | |
Permanent Teeth | 648 |
Temporary Teeth | 4,135 |
Total | 4,783 |
(8) Administrations of general Anaesthetics for Extractions | 394 |
(9) Other Operations:— | |
Permanent Teeth | 454 |
Temporary Teeth | 763 |
Total | 1,217 |
(10) Attendances for Orthodontic Treatment | 592 |
Table V.— V erminous Conditions.
(1) Average No. of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons | 14 |
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons | 65,402 |
(3) No. of individual children found unclean | 1,553 |
(4) No. of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | 13 |
(5) No. of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 21 |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | — |