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London County Council 1934

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

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Table: (d)Group IV.—Dental defects—continued.

(d)Group IV.—Dental defects—continued.

(b) Found to require treatment176,509
(c) Actually treated138,140
2. Half days devoted to inspection2,492120,703
„ ,, „ treatment18,211
3. Attendances by children for treatment232,327
4. Fillings—permanent teeth116,4921139,513
„ temporary teeth23,021]
5. Extractions—permanent teeth57,6041321,961
„ temporary teeth264,357
6. Administration of general anæsthetics for extractions66,424
7. Other operations—permanent teeth23,776
„ „ temporary teeth

Table: (e) Group V.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(e) Group V.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.

(a) Average number of visits per school made by school nurse during the year 19346
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses1,720,469
(c) Number of verminous children noted83,207
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements73,903
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, 1921 (section 87)465

Table: Table V.Medical inspection.—Number of children examined,1924—1934.

Table V.

Medical inspection.—Number of children examined,1924—1934.

Year.Routine examinations.Special examinations.Re-inspections.Examinations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious disease.Special ear inspection centre attendances.Rheumatism supervisory centre attendances.
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
1933218,65485,360165,04871,60018,02314,880
1934250,78191,880146,62044,19717,33115,340

Table: Table VI.Medical treatment.—Number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies,1924-1934.

Table VI.

Medical treatment.—Number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies,1924-1934.

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.*
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
1932105,6242,72644,1721,81117,3641,793134,7695,195
1933116,0891,32240,4341.82714,1451,312133,8354,806
1934§120,54988040,2841,65312,6221,116138,1404,805
*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. †Includes skin and head ringworm cases. § Includes 13,087 "nurses' cases."