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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: TABLE V.—continued.

TABLE V.—continued.

(7)Extractions :—
Permanent teeth1,712
Temporary teeth7,280
Total8,992
(8)Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions3,746
(9)Other Operations :—
Permanent teeth3,142
Temporary teeth
Total6,888

Table: TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses3
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses39,978
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean1,327
(iv) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 192110
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 19218
(6) Under School Attendance Byelaws—