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Barking 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1948
Pages
46
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Medical Inspection
    Group
  • Page 9
    During the year 1947, there were 27,156 attendances at these Clinics.
    ClinicNo. of days Clinic was openNo. of attendancesDaily average attendanceNo. of cases dealt withTotal No. of attendancesTotal No. of cases dealt with
  • Page 9
    TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (Excluding Minor Eye Defects Treated as Minor Ailments.)
    No. of defects dealt with
  • Page 11
    Orthoptic Clinic
  • Page 12
    TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT
    Total Number Treated
  • Page 14
    The conservation of the first permanent molars presents another difficulty when dealing with the majority of parents; these teeth erupt at the approximate age of six years behind the temporary teeth, and because the child has not lost any of the temporary teeth, the parent frequently refuses to believe that these teeth are indeed second teeth; consequently these very important members of the dentition are frequently permitted to decay even to an advanced stage, when the teeth could in fact be saved by early conservative treatment for many years, or at least until the second permanent molar erupts at the age of twelve years."
    Table of statistics for the past three yearsYear 1945Year 1946Year 1947
  • Page 15
    Orthodontics
  • Page 15
    Orthopaedic Clinic
    Attendances
  • Page 17
    Chiropody
  • Page 18
    Infectious Diseases
  • Page 24
    Herein I have set forth detailed figures and the student will no doubt analyse these figures critically.
    Age GroupsNumber of Pupils InspectedA. × (Good)B.+ (Fair)C.— (Poor)
    No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
  • Page 34
    TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.
    A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
  • Page 34
    C.— PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin).
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total individual pupils
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 35
    TABLE II. A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Defect Code No.Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of defectsNo. of defects
    Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
    (1)(2)(2)(4)(5)
  • Page 36
    TABLE II. B.—CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.
    Age GroupsNumber of Pupils InspectedA. × (Good)B.+ (Fair)C.— (Poor)
    No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
  • Page 36
    TABLE III. Treatment Tables. GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENT S (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
    (a)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Skin—
  • Page 37
    GROUP II.-DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments-Group I.)
    No. of defects dealt with.
  • Page 38
    TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment.
  • Page 38
    TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.