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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
Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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tions in the future, as the mothers are beginning to realise the
advantage to the child in having treatment when the teeth first
show signs of dental caries.
Table XXIV.
| Entrants. | Intermediates. | Leavers. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Perfect set of Teeth | 434 | 44.5 | 401 | 43.4 | 681 | 42.2 | 623 | 40.6 | 972 | 58.8 | 739 | 61.5 |
| Dental Caries | 973 | 55.5 | 924 | 56.6 | 930 | 57.8 | 918 | 59.4 | 678 | 41.2 | 462 | 38.5 |
| Total | 1407 | 1325 | 1611 | 1541 | 1650 | 1201 | ||||||
These figures cannot be considered accurate, as it was found
difficult to transfer all the cards through the re-organisation of the
schools. In consequence, some of the above number were inspected
as routine cases, but were, in fact re-inspections. Wherever
possible this duplication has been corrected.
Table XXV.
Treatment.
of the above number 8,138 received treatment before the close the year —92%.
| 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of children requiring treatment | 9516 | 8850 | 12049 | 15028 |
| No. of consents to clinics | 5219—54.8% | 4862—57.1% | 6733—55.9% | 8835-58.8% |
| No. of private treatments promised | 1410—14.7% | 1813—18.4% | 2596—21.5% | 3660-24.3% |
| No. of " no decision," i.e. forms not retd. | 1994—20.9% | 1898—21.4% | 2368—19.6% | 2126—14.2% |
| No. of definite refusals | 902— 9.6% | 277— 3.1% | 352— 3.0% | 407— 2.7% |