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London County Council 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: D.—Treatment of Dental Defect. I.

D.—Treatment of Dental Defect. I.

Inspected by dentist.Referred for treatmentTreated under scheme.Re-treated under scheme.Otherwise treated.
By dentist.By school doctor.
192,730137,48760,55084,84816,8595,858
II.
Particulars of time given and 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.
1,74113,420139,798235,50140,73021,05957,77018,67041,899*

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* Made up as follows:—Nitrous-oxide, 25,340; ethyl chloride, 12,767; other, 3,792.

Table: TABLE V. Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV.

TABLE V. Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV.

Class of defect.Referred for treatment.Number of children treated.
Under scheme.Otherwise.Total.
Minor ailments15,52571,4782,98974,467
Visual defects23,88132,7521,87134,623
Nose and throat defects13,0018,7201,80510,525
Dental defects198,03784,8485,85890,706
Other defects14,7571,6126,0427,654
Total265,201199,41018,565217,975

Table: TABLE VI. Summary relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections during the year 1922.

TABLE VI. Summary relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections during the year 1922.

(1) Total number of children examined at routine inspections242,145
(2) Number suffering from—
Malnutrition1,427Heart disease, organic320
Skin disease3,210,, functional631
Defective vision and squint87,966„ not defined5,983
Eye disease3,508Lung disease (not stated to be Tb.)*7,808
Defective hearing2,027
Ear disease5,036Pulmonary tuberculosis, definite89
Nose and throat defects29,221„ „ suspected151
Enlarged cervical glands10,616Non-pulmonary tuberculosis373
Defective speech1,182Nervous diseases2,236
Dental disease95,365Deformities and rickets7,838
Anæmia7,251Other defects and diseases6,192
(3) Number of children in (1) noted for observation (not including clothing or cleanliness)19,068
(4) Number of children in (1) referred for treatment (not including clothing or cleanliness)90,903
(5) Number of children in (1) reported at reinspection to have received treatment for one or more defects†9,424

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* Probably some cases of suspected phthisis are included in this number.
† Only cases examined in the first term of the year are re-inspected in the same year.