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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
London County Council 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Number of children. | |||||||||||||
| Inspected by dentist. | Referred for treatment. | Treated under scheme. | Re-treated under scheme. | Otherwise treated. | |||||||||
| By dentist. | By school doctor. | ||||||||||||
| 151,395 | 111,250 | 73,449 | 94,177 | 15,404 | 5,403 | ||||||||
| II. | |||||||||||||
| Particulars of time given and of operations undertaken. | |||||||||||||
| Half-days given by dentist to inspection. | Half-days given by dentist to treatment. | Attendances made by children. | Teeth extracted. | Fillings. | Other operations. | General anaesthetics. | |||||||
| Temporary. | Permanent. | Temporary. | Permanent. | ||||||||||
| 1,387 | 13,037 | 146,869 | 261,142 | 48,316 | 21,290 | 55,075 | 17,231 | 41,596* | |||||
| *Made up as follows:—Nitrous-oxide, 24,282; ethyl chloride, 14,959; other anaesthetics, 2,355. | |||||||||||||
TABLE V. Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV.
| Class of defect. | Number of children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for treatment. | Treated. | |||
| Under scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
| Minor ailments | 20,305 | 75,849 | 3,716 | 79,565 |
| Visual defects | 28,611 | 32,663 | 1,935 | 34,598 |
| Nose and throat defects | 18,463 | 15,543 | 2,319 | 17,862 |
| Dental defects | 184,699 | 94,177 | 5,403 | 99,580 |
| Other defects | 23,829 | - | 6,700 | 6,700 |
| Total | 275,907 | 218,232 | 20,073 | 238,305 |
| *"Other defects" treated under the scheme are included in minor ailments. | ||||
TABLE VI. Summary relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections during the year 1921.
| (1) Total number of children examined at routine inspections during 1921 | 296,807 | ||
| (2) Number suffering from— | |||
| Malnutrition | 2,233 | Heart disease, organic | 465 |
| Skin disease | 4,223 | Heart disease, functional | 768 |
| Defective vision and squint | 101,694 | Heart disease, not defined | 7,962 |
| Eye disease | 3,993 | Lung disease (not stated to be tubercular) | 10,488* |
| Defective hearing | 2,536 | Pulmonary tuberculosis, definite | 143 |
| Ear disease | 5,201 | Pulmonary tuberculosis, suspected | 267 |
| Nose and throat defects | 42,928 | Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | 446 |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 13,739 | Nervous diseases | 2,917 |
| Defective speech | 1,630 | Deformities and rickets | 10,425 |
| Dental disease | 125,277 | Other defects and diseases | 7,746 |
| Anaemia | 10,226 | ||
| (3) Number of children in (1) noted for observation (not including clothing or cleanliness) | 24,186 | ||
| (4) Number of children in (1) referred for treatment (not including clothing or cleanliness) | 114,647 | ||
| (5) Number of children in (1) reported at re-inspection to have received treatment for one or more defects | 8,847t | ||
* Many of these cases are probably suspected phthisis, though not definitely stated to be so.
†Only children referred for treatment during the first term of the year are re-inspected during the same year.