Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers— | ||
(a) Periodic age groups | 4,778 | |
(b) Specials | 1,109 | |
(c) TOTAL (Periodic and Specials) | 5,887 | |
(2) Number found to require treatment | 3,332 | |
(3) Number actually treated | 6,440 | |
(4) Attendances made by pupils for treatment | 12,753 | |
(5) Half-days devoted to: | (a) Inspection | 34 |
(b) Treatment | 1,216 | |
Total (a) and (b) | 1,250 | |
(6) Fillings: | Permanent Teeth | 5,331 |
Temporary Teeth | 1,632 | |
Total | 6,963 | |
(7) Extractions: | Permanent Teeth | 1,748 |
Temporary Teeth | 4,218 | |
Total | 5,966 | |
(8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 2,715 | |
(9) Other Operations: | (a) Permanent Teeth | 6,241 |
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Total(a) and (b) | 6,271 |
(i) | Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons | 14,325 |
(ii) | Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 463 |
(iii) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944) | 69 |
(iv) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) | - |