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(d) Group IV—Dental defects
1. Number of children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the dentist—Age groups 5 years and under 27,434
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 over 22,295
292,971
(b) Found to require treatment 204,205
(c) Actually treated 138,639
2. Half-days devoted to inspection 2,857
„ „ „ treatment 23,421
26,278
3. Attendances by children for treatment 259,404
4. Fillings—permanent teeth 148,921
„ temporary teeth 24,884
173,805
5. Extractions—permanent teeth 58,540
„ temporary teeth 217,025
275,565
6. Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions 64,950
7. Other operations—permanent teeth
„ „ temporary teeth
38,774
(e) Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions
(а)Average number of visits per school made by school nurse during the year 1938 6
(b) Examinations of children in the schools by school nurses 1,463,634
(c) Number of verminous children noted 65,292
(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
* Includes 15,399 compulsory cleansings.

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