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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
Beckenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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For purpose of comparison, a table showing the distribution of carious teeth at Falmouth and Beckenham is appended :—
| Permanent teeth lost, unsaveable or saveable. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth. | Beckenham. | |
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
All the schools in the Borough were visited for the routine
annual inspection with the exception of Hawes Down Senior School.
The routine inspection of this school should have taken place in
November, but owing to an oversight it was not carried out until
January, 1939. Instead, the Junior Department at Hawes Down
was inspected, and treated in November and December, but as this
school was inspected in the previous January, two inspections took
place here in 1938, but statistically the children in Hawes Down
Junior School have been included once only; it follows that the
numbers inspected and treated are lower this year, and it will also
be seen that time was available to complete the inspection and treatment
of all the schools during the year had the normal routine been
carried out.
The number of children at Hawes Down Junior School who were
re-inspected was 345.
The results of the Annual Inspections were as follows:—
No. of Inspections 38
No. of Children Inspected 4,660
No. of Children referred for Treatment 3,311
No. refused Treatment 727
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