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London County Council 1931

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

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Table: Group III.—Treatment of defects of the throat and nose. Number of defects.

Group III.—Treatment of defects of the throat and nose. Number of defects.

Received operative treatment.Total.Received other forms of treatment.Total number treated.
Under Council's scheme.Private practitioner or hospital.
16,2431,93518,1784,46022,638

Table: Group IV.—Dental defects.

Group IV.—Dental defects.

1.Number of children who were :—
(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under12,625
6 „33,678
7 „37,166
8 „12,824
9 „40,024
10 „45,982
11 „48,472
12 „12,114
13 „14,925
14 „ and over10,735
268,545
(b) Found to require treatment173,180
(c) Actually treated139,723
2.Half days devoted to inspection2,37621,450
„ „ ,, treatment19,074
3.Attendances by children for treatment237,346
4.Fillings—permanent teeth103,891132,237
,, temporary teeth28,346
5.Extractions—permanent teeth55,074393,579
„ temporary teeth338,505
6.Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions78,125
7.Other operations—permanent teeth29,289
,, ,, temporary teeth

Table: Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(a) Average number of visits per school made by school nurse during the year6
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses1,971,363
(c) Instances of uncleanliness210,113
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements109,166
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, 1921 (section 87)428

Table: Table V. Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1921-1931.

Table V. Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1921-1931.

Year.Routine examinations.Special examinations.Re-inspections.Examinations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious disease.Ionisation centre attendances.Rheumatism supervisory centre attendances.
1921296,80773,572180,699—3,387—
1922242,14567,471164,046—3,754—
1923198,722106,806146,260—3,357—
1924194,37163,918154,502_3,642—
1925240,36576,357159,388—7,996—
1926248,82081,575191,18287,00911,065—
1927256,12382,394193,26095,14712,091—
1928268,59288,832187,48050,43914,9211,409
1929248,03691,012185,98939,71114,5885,125
1930218,45886,162186,61544,60915,4236,670
1931220,60090,248169,02925,59617,2529,767