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PART IV—Dental Inspection and Treatment
(1) Number of pupils inspected by the
Authority's Dental Officers—
(a) Periodic inspections 8,683
(b) Specials 815
Total (1) 9,498
(2) Number found to require treatment 5,751
(3) Number offered treatment 5,406
(4) Number actually treated 1,842
(5) Attendances made by pupils for treatment,
including those recored at heading 11(h)
below 8,138
(6) Half days devoted to: Inspection 56
Treatment 952
Total (6) 1,008
(7) Fillings: Permanent Teeth 3,100
Temporary Teeth 1,140
Total (7) 4,240
(8) Number of teeth filled: Permanent Teeth 2,721
Temporary Teeth 1,099
Total (8) 3,820
(9) Extractions: Permanent Teeth 311
Temporary Teeth 855
Total (9) 1,166
(10) Administration of general anaesthetics for
extraction 467
(11) Orthodontics:
(a) Cases commenced during the year 84
(b) Cases carried forward from previous year 126
(c) Cases completed during the year 50
(d) Cases discontinued during the year 40
(e) Pupils treated with appliances 126
(f) Removable appliances fitted 148
(g) Fixed appliances fitted —
(h) Total attendances 1,910
(12) Number of pupils supplied with artificial
dentures 21
(13) Other operations:
Permanent Teeth 2,370
Temporary Teeth 214
Total (13) 2,584
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