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Group IV.— Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were :—
(a) Inspected hv the Dentist:
Routine
Age
Groups.
Aged:
5 401
6 324
7 352
8 371
9 338
10 325
11 362
12 279
13 294
114 99
Total, 3,145
Specials 46
Grand Total 3,191
(b) Found to require treatment
(c) Actually treated
(year as the result of
periodical examination
2,377
1,790
873
(2) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 35
Treatment 364
Total 399
(3) Attendances made by
dren for treatment 2,806
(4) Fillings :—
Permanent teeth 1,500
Temporary teeth 942
Total 2,442
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 177
Temporary teeth 1,640
Total 1,817
(6) Administrations of general
anaesthetics for extractions 158
(7) Other operations :—
Permanent teeth 749
Temporary teeth 374
Total 1,123
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the
year by the School Nurses 28
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by School Nurses 11579
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 229
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made
by the Local Education Authority —
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: —
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws 1