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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Group V.— Dental Defects.
| 1) Number of Children who were:— | (2) Half-days devoted to:— | ||||
| Inspection | 44 | ||||
| Treatment | 418 | ||||
| Total | 462 | ||||
| Acred: | |||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 686 | (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 3993 | |
| 6 | 662 | ||||
| 7 | 746 | (4) Fillings:— | |||
| 8 | 878 | Permanent teeth | 2158 | ||
| 9 | 757 | Temporary teeth | 48 | ||
| 10 | 834 | ||||
| 11 | 725 | Total | 2206 | ||
| 12 | 709 | (5) Extractions:— | |||
| 13 | 863 | Permanent teeth.— | 658 | ||
| 14 | 256 | Temporary teeth | 3664 | ||
| 7116 | Total | 4322 | |||
| Specials | 478 | (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1909 | ||
| Grand Total | 7594 | (7) Other operations:— | |||
| (6) Found to require treatment | 5258 | Permanent teeth | 286 | ||
| Temporary teeth | 71 | ||||
| (c) Actually treated — | 2652 | Total | 357 | ||
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 29116
Number of individual children found unclean:—
Vermin and Nits 107
Slightly infested 609
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 15
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws