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Hornsey 1939

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

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Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme.
(1)
Otherwise.
(2)
Total
number
treated.
Residential
treatment
with
education.
(1)
Residential
treatment
without
education.
(2)
Non-residential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
(3)
Residential
treatment
with
education.
(1)
Residential
treatment
without
education.
(2)
Non-residential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
(3)
Number
of
children
treated.
1
3
130
-
-
-
134
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
82
220
260
219
363
252
284
229
176
140
35
2,260
(b) Specials 663
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 2,923
(2) Number found to require treatment 2,775
(3) Number, actually treated 1,948
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 4,000
(5) Half-days devoted to:— (7) Extractions:—
Inspection 20 Permanent Teeth 459
Treatment 543 Temporary Teeth 2,809
Total 563 Total 3,268
(8) Administrations of general
anaesthetics for extractions 695
(6) Fillings (see note above): (9) Other Operations: —
Permanent Teeth 3,233 Permanent Teeth 132
Temporary Teeth 258 Temporary Teeth 2,328
Total 3,491 Total 2,460
TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(I.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses 32
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by
School Nurses 8,416
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 201
(iv.) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2)
and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 161
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : —
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws —