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(b) Found to require treatment, 182,524 (69,54 per cent.).
(c) Actually treated, 112,964 (including (d) ).
(d) Re-treated as the result of periodical examination, 27,358.
(2) Half-days devoted to—Inspection, 2,240.
Treatment, 18,932—Total 19,172.
(3) Attendances by children for treatment, 183,178.
(4) Fillings—Permanent teeth, 78,947
Temporary „ 30,231—Total 109,178.
(5) Extractions—Permanent teeth, 46,545
Temporary „ 290,002—Total 336,547.
(6) Administrations of general anesthetics for extractions, 56,345.
(7) Other operations—Permanent teeth
Temporary „ Total25,467.
Group V.—Uncleanliness.
(а) Average number of visits per school made during year by School Nurse, 6.
(б) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses, 1,937,588.
(c) Instances of uncleanliness, 323,020.
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements, 100,821.
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(i.) Under the Children Act, 1908—689.
(ii.) Under School Attendance By-laws—Nil.
CHAPTER III.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
Tuberculosis.
The responsibility in London for the public provision of treatment for tuberculosis
rests on the Council, which in 1914 prepared a comprehensive scheme,
revised in October, 1922.* Under this scheme the Council arranges for the provision
of residential treatment required through a public authority (other than
poor law guardians) and the metropolitan borough councils provide or arrange
for the provision of dispensary treatment. The growth and development
of these arrangements are referred to in detail in Chapter I. of this volume
(pp. 58-69).
In order to provide more residential accommodation for advanced cases of
adults suffering from tuberculosis, the Metropolitan Asylums Board is reconditioning
its institution at Grove-park, Lee, accommodating upwards of 300 patients, for the
reception of advanced cases of both sexes. It is anticipated that this institution
will become available in 1926.
The dispensary service was the subject of special survey in 1920f. Recommendations
for the improvement of the service are made from time to time by the
Council and the Minister of Health to the metropolitan borough councils.
In connection with an application of a metropolitan borough council for
* Scheme for the treatment of tuberculosis in Lor,don. No. 2183. Price 4d.
†Tuberculosis in London. Report of the Public Health Committee. 1st July, 1920. No. 2035.
Price 6d.