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London County Council 1937

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

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

Table IV (continued) (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
Tonsils8625711,4334,34114,707
Adenoids38153434
Tonsils and adenoids8,0043278,331
Other4164168
Total9,2511,11510,3664,34114,707

Table: (d) Group IV.—Dental defects 1. Number of children who were :—

(d) Group IV.—Dental defects 1. Number of children who were :—

(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under26,907
\6 „29,304
7 „32,242
8 „32,637
9 „ 10 „34,993 35,418315,016
11 „33,452
12 „33,507
13 „33,306
14 ,, and over23,250
(6) Found to require treatment215,243
(e) Actually treated138,437
2. Half-days devoted to inspection ,, ,, „ treatment2,9741 20,70423,678
3. Attendances by children for treatment243,102
4. Fillings—permanent teeth „ temporary teeth132,532 21,324153,856
5. Extractions—permanent teeth ,, temporary teeth57,252 226,921284,173
6. Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions64,102
7. Other operations—permanent teeth „ ,, temporary teeth25,728
(e) Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions
(a) Average number of visits per school made by school nurse during the year 19376
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses1,556,682
(c) Number of verminous children noted74,636
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements*63,451
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, (section 87)1921250

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* Includes 13,792 compulsory cleansings.

Table: Table V Medical inspection—number of children examined, 1927-1937

Table V Medical inspection—number of children examined, 1927-1937

YearRoutine examinationsSpecial examinationsRe-inspectionsExaminations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious diseaseSpecial ear inspection centre attendancesRheumatism supervisory centre attendances
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
1936196,217122,963129,86730,53528,387*15,913
1937181,109133,850114,01524,02729,314*15,552

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* Includes after-care clinic attendances: 1936—8,317; 1937—8,108.