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

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Acton 1937

[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 treatment5355
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:(5) Half-days devoted to:
Inspection45
Aged:Treatment530
Routine Age Groups.5786Total575
6710
7671
8658(6) Fillings:
9654Permanent Teeeth2529
10688Temporary Teeth73
11664Total2602
12460
13620
14190(7) Extractions:
Total6101Permanent Teeth1036
Temporary Teeth5232
(b)Specials491Total6268
(c) Grand Total6592(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions2501
(2) Number found to require treatment4697(9) Other Operations:
Permanent Teeth453
Temporary Teeth68
(3) Number actually treated3517Total521

Table VI.— Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.

Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses11
Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses19501
Number of individual children found unclean:—
Vermin and Nits66
Slightly infested411
Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 19217
Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921-
(b)Under School Attendance Byelaws