London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Group V.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were :—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist :
Aged :
l 5—705
0— 733
7— 613
8— 723
Routine Age Groups 9— 764
10— 756
11— 818
12— 621
13— 687
14— 131
Total 6551
Specials 520
Grand Total 7071
(2) Found to require treatment 4965
(3) Actually treated 3152
(4) Attendances made by children
for treatment 4349
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 41
Treatment 472
Total 513
(6) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 2020
Temporary teeth 68
Total 2088
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 850
Temporary teeth 4638
Total 5488
(8) Administrations of general
anaesthetics for extractions 2249
(9) Other operations :—
Permanent teeth 229
Temporary teeth 78
Total 307
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Average number of visits per school made during the year by the
School Nurses 14
Totall number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 21909
Number of individual children found unclean:—
Vermin and Nits
Slightly infested 449
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 14
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 1