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London County Council 1936

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

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

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

DefectReceived operative treatmentTotalReceived other forms of treatmentTotal number treated
Under Council's schemePrivate practitioner or hospital
Tonsils7425031,2454,07414,156
Adenoids38668454
Tonsils and adenoids7,9732658,238
Other15130145
Total9,11696610,0824,07414,156

Table: (d) Group IV.—Dental defects

(d) Group IV.—Dental defects

1. Number of children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under22,996306,969
6 „30,490
7 „31,843
8 „30,528
9 „35,588
10 „37,896
11 „32,342
12 „33,317
13 „32,832
14 „ and over19,137
(b) Found to require treatment193,990
(c) Actually treated144,416
2. Half-days devoted to inspection2,81022,725
,, „ „ treatment19,915
3. Attendances by children for treatment249,788
4. Fillings—permanent teeth124,881144,420
„ temporary teeth19,539
5. Extractions—permanent teeth60,377317,480
„ temporary teeth257,103
6. Administration of general anæsthetics for extractions70,441
7. Other operations—permanent teeth25,767
„ „ temporary teeth
(e) Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(a) Average number of visits per school made by school nurse during the year 19366
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses1,796,323
(c) Number of verminous children noted85,300
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements*66,464
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, 1921 (section 87)300

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* Includes 14,289 compulsory cleansings.

Table: Table V Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1926-1936

Table V Medical inspection.—Number of children examined, 1926-1936

YearRoutine examinationsSpecial examinationsRe-inspectionsExaminations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious diseaseSpecial ear inspection centre attendancesRheumatism supervisory centre attendances
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
1935208,077125,199158,68621,71318,05115,420
1936196,217122,963129,86730,53528,38715,913