Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of Children who were:— | (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 4150 | ||
(a) Inspected by the Dentist: | (5) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
Inspection | 46 | |||
Aged: | Treatment | 468 | ||
Routine Age Groups | 5—696 | Total | 514 | |
6—676 | ||||
7—603 | (6) Fillings:- | |||
8—632 | Permanent teeth | 2108 | ||
9—751 | Temporary teeth | 95 | ||
10—740 | ||||
11—625 | Total | 2203 | ||
12—653 | (7) Extractions:- | |||
13—610 | Permanent teeth | 869 | ||
14—156 | Temporary teeth | 3857 | ||
Total 6142 | Total | 4726 | ||
Specials 418 | (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2021 | ||
Grand Total 6560 | (9) Other operations:- | |||
(2) Found to require treatment 4484 | Permanent teeth | 271 | ||
Temporary teeth | 56 | |||
(3) Actually treated 2829 | Total | 327 |
Table VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 14 |
Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 2295 |
Number of individual children found unclean:— | |
Vermin and Nits | 92 |
Slightly infested | 569 |
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 7 |
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
(6) Under School Attendance Byelaws | — |