London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| (5) Extractions Permanent Teeth | 1,325 |
| Temporary teeth | 7,335 |
| Total | 8,660 |
| (6) Administrations of general anesthetics for extractions | 3,470 |
| (7) Other Operations—Permanent teeth | 4,933 |
| Temporary teeth |
GROUP VI. Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School
Nurses 3
(ii) Total Number of examinations of children in the schools by School
Nurses 37,762
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 1,571
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 92
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921, (Section 43) 5
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws -