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London County Council 1938

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

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Table: (d)GroupIV—Dental defects

(d)GroupIV—Dental defects

1.Number of children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under27,434292,971
6 „27,044
7 „29,664
8 „29,133
9 „32,285
10 „33,909
11 „30,104
12 „30,014
13 „31,089
14 „ and over22,295
(b) Found to require treatment204,205
(c) Actually treated138,639
2.Halt-days devoted to inspection2,85726,278
,, ,, ,, treatment23,421
3.Attendances by children for treatment259,404
4.Fillings—permanent teeth148,921173,805
„ temporary teeth24,884
5.Extractions—permanent teeth58,540275,565
,, temporary teeth217,025
6.Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions64,950
7.Other operations—permanent teeth38,774
„ „ 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 19386
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses1,463,634
(c) Number of verminous children noted65,292
(d) Children cleansed under Council's arrangements*63,975
(e) Cases in which legal proceedings were taken under the Education Act, 1921 (section 87)195

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* Includes 15,399 compulsory cleansings.

Table: T able VMedical inspection—number of children examined, 1928-1938

T able V

Medical inspection—number of children examined, 1928-1938

YearRoutine examinationsSpecial examinationsRe-inspectionsExaminations at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious diseaseSpecial ear inspection centre attendancesRheumatism supervisory centre attendances
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
1938170,970149,743128,06720,93925,828*15,306

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* Includes after-care clinic attendances : 1936—8,317; 1937—8,108 ; 1938—7,929.