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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
Edmonton 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| (2) Number found to require treatment: | 6593 | (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions:- 2361 | |
| (3) Number actually treated | 3980 | ||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 6839 | ||
| (5) Half-days devoted to:- | |||
| Inspection | 56 | (9) Other Operations: | |
| Treatment | 713 | ||
| Total | 769 | Permanent Teeth:- | |
| (6) Fillings: | 364 | ||
| Permanent Teeth | 3259 | Temporary Teeth:- | |
| Temporary Teeth | 89 | 2748 | |
| Total | 3348 | ||
| ( 7) Extractions: | Total 3112 | ||
| Permanent Teeth | 894 | ||
| Temporary Teeth | 8053 | ||
| Total | 8947 | ||
TABLE V
Verminous Conditions.
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons: | 18 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons: | 23001 |
| (iii) Number of individual children found unclean: | 1066 |
| (iv) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921: | 953 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:- | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | - |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | - |
TABLE VI Blind and Deaf Children.
Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are not at the present time receiving education suitable for their special
needs.
| At a Public Elementary School | At an institution other than a Special School | At no School or Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Children | — | - | |
| (7 children on rolls of the Partially sighted School, N.22.) 1 | |||
| Deaf Children | - | - | - |
| (11 children on rolls of the School for Deaf, 11.15) | |||
Mentally Defective Children
Total number of children notified during the year ended 31st December,
1941, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency
Authority, under the Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations,
1928.
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