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Hornsey 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Group IV.—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
(see note d).
Under the Authority's Scheme. (See note b).
(1)
Otherwise.
(2)
Total
number
treated.
(see
note e.)
Residential
treatment
with
education.
Residential
treatment
without
education.
Non-residential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
Residential
treatment
with
education.
Residential
treatment
without
education.
Non-residential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
Number
of
children
treated.
10
170
180
TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist:—
(a) Routine age-groups:
AGE
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
TOTAL
Number
156
324
273
241
308
336
386
355
320
321
54
3,074
(b) Specials (see note (f)) 785
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 3,859
(2) Number found to require treatment 2,449
(3) Number actually treated 2,336
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 4,459
(5) Half-days devoted to:— (7) Extractions:—
Inspection 25 Permanent Teeth 492
Treatment 380 Temporary Teeth 2,801
Total 405 Total 3,293
(8) Administration of general
anæstheties for extractions 1,419
(6) Fillings:—(See note g) (9) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth 2,258 Permanent Teeth 323
Temporary Teeth 14 Temporary Teeth 1,162
Total 2,272 Total 1,485
TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
(see note h).
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses 51
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by
School Nurses 28,788
(iii.) Number of Individual children found unclean (see note i) 305
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority 349
('•) Number of cases In which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 0
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 0