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Acton 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Group V.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were :—
(а) Inspected by the Dentist:
Aged:
' 5— 598
6— 671
7— 650
8— 699
Routine Age Groups < 9— 724
10— 816
11— 673
12— 735
13— 754 ,
14— 100 [
Total 6420
Specials 423
Grand Total 6843
(б) Found to require treatment 4804
(c) Actually treated 2760
(2) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection ...... ...... 48
Treatment 418
Total 466
(3) Attendances made by children
for treatment 4020
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth ...... 1960
Temporary teeth 76
Total 2036
(5) Extractions :—
Permanent teeth 721
Temporary teeth 3993
Total 4714
(6) Administrations of general
anaesthetics for extractions 2099
(7) Other operations :—
Permanent teeth ..... 231
Temporary teeth 33
Total 264
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Average number of visits per school made during the year by the
School Nurses ...... " 12
Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 29744
Number of individual children found unclean :—
Vermin and Nits ...... 139
Slightly infested _.... 618
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority „. 5
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 — —
(h) Under School Attendance Byelaws —
STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTIFIED DURING
THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1933, BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION
AUTHORITY TO THE LOCAL MENTAL DEFICIENCY AUTHORITY.
Total number of children notified 5
Analysis of the above Total,