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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TABLE IV.—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 | |
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Number | 120 | 247 | 221 | 203 | 231 | 242 | 194 | 109 | 145 | 128 | 12 | 1,972 | |
(b) Specials | 588 | ||||||||||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 2,560 | ||||||||||||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 2,427 | ||||||||||||
(3) Number actually treated | 1,475 | ||||||||||||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 2,816 | ||||||||||||
(51 Half-days devoted to:— | (7) Extractions:— | ||||||||||||
Inspection | 25 | Permanent teeth | 245 | ||||||||||
Treatment | 462 | Temporary teeth | 1,906 | ||||||||||
Total | 487 | Total | 2,151 | ||||||||||
(8) Administrations of genera anaesthetics for extractions | 591 | ||||||||||||
(6) Fillings*:— | (9) Other operations:— | ||||||||||||
Permanent teeth | 3,094 | Permanent teeth | 481 | ||||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 169 | Temporary teeth | 1,769 | ||||||||||
Total | 3,263 | Total | 2,250 | ||||||||||
* Temporary fillings, whether in permanent or temporary teeth, should be recorded as other operations. |
TABLE V.—VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 56 |
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 25,053 |
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 185 |
(iv.) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | 185 |
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | - |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | - |