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London County Council 1932

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

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Table: Gboup IV.—Denial defects—continued.

Gboup IV.—Denial defects—continued.

2. Half days devoted to inspection2,46221,377
„ „ „ treatment18,915
3. Attendances by children for treatment234,928
4. Fillings—permanent teeth107,325138,857
„ temporary teeth31,532
5. Extractions—permanent teeth56,411353,234
„ temporary teeth296,823
6. Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions71,689
7. Other operations—permanent teeth33,701
„ „ 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 nurses1,992,748
(c) Instances of uncleanliness195,534
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements116,335
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, 1921 (section 87)279

Table: Table V. Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1922-1932.

Table V. Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1922-1932.

Year.Routine examinations.Special examinations.Re- inspections.Examinations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious disease.Ionisation centre attendances.Rheumatism supervisory centre attendances.
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
1932221,89595,855163,49158,87018,15412,833

Table: Table VI. Medical treatment.—Number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies, 1922-1932.

Table VI. Medical treatment.—Number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies, 1922-1932.

Year,Minor ailments.Vision.Nose and throat.Dental.
Under the Council's scheme.Otherwise.Under the Council's scheme.Otherwise.Under the Council's scheme.Otherwise.Under the Council's scheme.Otherwise.*
192271,4782,98932,7521,8718,7201,80584,8485,858
192382,4752,23531,9861,57311,9361,16295,3324,722
192483,7511,93132,7471,18912,9801,19399,0454,285
192591,6912,35136,3561,52015,0661,633112,9644,472
192692,6831,96137,9851,68715,1681,615113,9324,321
1927103,0191,79640,2931,59318,1761,797124,9924,689
1928101,2541,77240,9841,83720,1622,336129,2554,758
1929101,6661,61541,6201,90519,9032,282129,9524,473
1930105,1181,43543,5791,96119,7601,904138,2805,849
1931106,0721,49244,6862,08220,7031,935139,7235,282
1932100,2752,72644,1721,81117,3641,793134,7695,195

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*It is not possible to give complete figures, but those given are the result of following up of medical
inspections. Other children receive dental treatment outside the Council's scheme as a result of dental
inspection.