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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
Hornsey 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE IV.—(Contd.). (D)—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | |||||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist:— | |||||
| Aged | |||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | — | |||
| 6 | 488 | ||||
| 7 | 685 | ||||
| 8 | 771 | ||||
| 9 | 785 | ||||
| 10 | 814 | ||||
| 11 | 878 | ||||
| 12 | 727 | ||||
| 13 | 670 | ||||
| 14 | 273 | ||||
| Total | 6,091 | ||||
| Specials | 8 | ||||
| Grand Total | 6,099 | ||||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 4,095 | ||||
| (c) Actually treated | 1,641 | ||||
| (d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 751 | ||||
| (2) Half-days devoted to | Inspection | 81 | |||
| Treatment | 189 | ||||
| Total | 220 | ||||
| (3) Attendances made by Children for treatment | 8,452 | ||||
| (4) Fillings | Permanent teeth | 864 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 594 | ||||
| Total | 1,458 | ||||
| (5) Extractions | Permanent teeth | 377 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 2,756 | ||||
| Total | - | 3,188 | |||
| (6) Administrations of general anæsthetics for extractions | 822 | ||||
| (7) Other operations | Permanent teeth | 90 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 102 | ||||
| Total | 192 | ||||
(E)—Uncleanliness and Verminous conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School
Nurses—16.
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School
Nurses—29,251.
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean—800.
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
cation Authority—144.
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws Nil