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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Group
| NUMBER OF DEFECTS- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received operative treatment. | Received other forms of treatment- | Total number treated. | |||
| Under the Authority's scheme in clinic or hospital. | By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. | TOTAL. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3> | (4) | (5) | |
| 281 | 75 | 356 | 356 | ||
| Year 1931 | 506 | 105 | 611 | 611 | |
TABLE IV.
GROUP IV.—Dental Defects.
| (l)Number of Children who were— (a) Inspected by the dentist:— | Year 1931 | ||||
| Aged ......... | 5-6 | 1431 | 1083 | ||
| 6-7 | 2031 | 2032 | |||
| 7-8 | 2008 | 2259 | |||
| 8-9 | 2040 | 2491 | |||
| 9-10 | 2216 | 2756 | |||
| Routine | 10-11 | 2316 | Total—18977 | 3055 | |
| Age | 11-12 | 2412 | 3219 | ||
| groups. | 12-13 | 2198 | 1940 | ||
| 13-14 | 1354 | 1540 | |||
| 14-15 | 722 | 960 | |||
| 15 up | 249 / | 396 | |||
| Specials ...... | ...... 1864 | 1840 | |||
| Grand Total | ...... 20841 | 23571 | |||
Year 1931
(6) Found to require treatment 14837 15028
(c) Actually treated 7928 8138
(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection 122 150
„ „ Treatment 1055 1086
„ „ Oas Administration 98
„ „ Orthodontia 40
1315 1236
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 13348 13167
(4) Fillings—Permanent teeth 3896 3228
Temporary teeth 874 1254
4770 4482
(5) Extractions—Permanent teeth 2702 2689
Temporary teeth 11707 10800
14409 13489
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 2322 2605
(7) „ local anaesthetics 3914 1®
(8) Other operations—Permanent teeth 2093 1006
Temporary teeth 28 512
2121 I5'8
1,171 children awaiting treatment at 31st December, 1932.
21 sessions in addition devoted to administration.
In addition 32 special secondary school cases were examined and referred
for treatment at the Dental Clinic ; 65 attendances were made ; 25 extractions
and 35 fillings were carried out; 12 gas administrations; 1 local anaesthetic
and 8 other operations. 20 cases were completed.
GROUP V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Year 1931
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the
School Nurses (including subsequent visits) 11.9 l2,
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 65 1 21 64274
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean on first examination 2633 274J
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 1
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
Ib) Under School Attendance Bye-laws 4