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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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D. TREATMENT OF DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children dealt with.
Years of Age | Age Groups. | Specials. | Total. | ||||||||
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
(a) Inspected by Dentist | 629 | 757 | 802 | 842 | 872 | 766 | 745 | 665 | 252 | 270 | 6,600 |
(6) Referred for Treatment | 4,015 | 190 | 4,205 | ||||||||
(c) Actually Treated | 1,979 | 110 | 2,089 | ||||||||
(d) Re-treated*(result of periodical examination) | 591 |
• Cases under this head are also included under (C) above.
(2) Particulars of Time Given and of Operations Undertaken.
No. of half-days devoted to Inspection. | No. of half-days devoted to Treatment. | Total No. of Attendances made by the Children at the Clinic. | No. of Permanent Teeth. | No. of Temporary Teeth. | Total No. of Fillings. | No. of Administrations of General Anaesthetics. | No. of Other Operations. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extracted. | Filled. | | Extracted. | Filled. | Permanent. | Temporary. | |||||
31 | 178 | 3,001 | 598 | 1,041 | 2,762 | 238 | 1,279 | 470 | 101 | 16 |
TABLE 5.—SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS AS SHOWN IN TABLE 4 (A., B., C., D.).
DISEASE OR DEFECT. | Number of Children. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Minor Ailments | 1,233 | 997 | 126 | 1,123 |
Visual Defects | 354 | 314 | 18 | 332 |
Defects of Nose and Throat | 373 | 237 | 24 | 261 |
Dental Defects | 4,205 | 2,089 | — | 2,089 |
Total | 6,165 | 3,637 | 168 | 3,805 |