[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 313

Greenwich 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: II. Comparison of individual age groups

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II. Comparison of individual age groups

	age in years
	4-5	5-6	6-7	7-8	8-9	9-10	10-11
A. DENTAL HEALTH
1) Number examined:	519	1776	1346	813	958	824	776
2) Treatment required:
Yes	299	1086	905	532	639	517	431
%	57.6	61.15	67.24	65.44	66.7	62.74	55.67
No	220	690	441	281	319	307	345
%	42.4	38.85	32.76	34.56	33.3	37.26	44.43
3) Findings:
a) Sum total:
decayed teeth (D)	892	3717	2781	1759	1815	1495	1146
extracted teeth(M)	243	1125	1200	960	1338	1273	1122
filled teeth (F)	590	2086	2201	1207	2139	2415	2332
b) Average per child:
decayed teeth (D)	1.72	2.09	2.07	2.1	1.89	1.8	1.47
extracted teeth(M)	0.47	0.63	0.89	1.2	1.4	1.54	1.44
filled teeth (F)	1.14	1.17	1.63	1.48	2.23	2.93	3.00
c) Average dental health per child:
(D + M + F)	3.32	3.9	4.59	4.8	5.5	6.3	5.93
d) Perfect dentitions and no treatment required:	144	383	224	78	73	37	33
%	27.75	21.56	16.64	9.6	7.63	4.49	4.25
4) Previous dental treatment:
None	298	901	527	261	254	154	14.3
%	57.4	50.73	38.93	32.1	26.51	18.69	18.42
Extractions only	54	213	191	115	163	86	96
%	10.4	12	14.19	14.14	17.02	10.44	12.38
Fillings only	122	416	389	220	247	263	262
%	23.5	23.42	28.90	27.06	25.78	31.92	33.76
Extractions + fillings	45	246	239	217	294	321	275
%	8.7	13.85	17.76	26.7	30.7	38.95	35.44
B. ORTHODONTIC INVESTIGATION OR TREATMENT REQUIRED
Number examined	519	1433	1346	767	958	824	776
Malocclusion present	4	28	74	193	259	315	307
%	0.77	2	5.5	23.7	27.04	38.23	38.3
C. ORAL HYGIENE
Number examined	519	1433	1346	813	958	824	776
Good	91	332	231	110	98	102	109
%	17.53	23.17	17.16	13.53	10.23	12.38	14.05
Fair (= ineffective)	396	933	950	603	709	575	544
%	76.3	65.16	70.58	74.17	74.02	69.78	70.10
Poor	32	168	165	100	151	147	123
%	6. 17	11.72	12.26	12.3	15.76	17.84	15.58
D. PARENTS ATTENDED FOR CONSULTATION AT SCHOOL INSPECTION
Number examined	519	1433	1346	767	958	824	776
Parents present	137	457	214	77	63	7	7
%	26.5	31.89	15.9	9.6	6.58	0.85	0.9