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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.—
| (5) | 1,283 | |
| Temporary teeth | 6,276 | |
| Total | 7,559 | |
| (6) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 3,152 |
| (7) | 3,460 | |
| 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 41,499
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 1,583
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 5
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 7
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws