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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
| Under the Authority's scheme in clinic or hospital. (1) | By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. (2) | TOTAL. (3) | Received other forms of treat-ment.(4) | Total number treated.(5) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ... | 215 |
| - | 16 | 181 | - | 5 | - | 13 | - | 5 | 16 | 194 | - | ||
| Year 1933 | ... | 454 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 46 | 350 | - | 14 | - | 40 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 390 | 1 | ||
i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and adenoids. (iv) Other defects of the
nose and throat.
GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (1) | Total number treated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 25 | 10 | 495 | 518 |
TABLE IV.
GROUP V.— Dental Defects.
| (l)Number of Children who were— | Year 1933 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Inspected by the dentist:— | Total—18684 | ||||
| Aged | 5-6 | 1130 | 986 | ||
| „ | 6-7 | 1759 | 1513 | ||
| „ | 7-8 | 1885 | 1728 | ||
| „ | 8-9 | 2110 | 1643 | ||
| „ | 9-10 | 2146 | 1832 | ||
| Routine „ | 10-11 | 2350 | 1935 | ||
| Age „ | 11-12 | 2134 | 1967 | ||
| groups. „ | 12-13 | 1763 | 2090 | ||
| „ | 13-14 | 1841 | 2715 | ||
| „ | 14-15 | 1316 | 1254 | ||
| „ | 15 up | 250 | 424 | ||
| Specials | ... | 1755 | 1816 | ||
| Grand Total | 20439 | 19903 | |||
| Year 1933 | |||||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 15212 | 14845 | |||
| (c) Actually treated | 7300 | 7773 | |||
| (2) Half-days devoted to Inspection | 98 | 109 | |||
| „ „ Treatment | 1125 | 1087 | |||
| 1223 | 1196 | ||||
| Attendances made by children for treatment | 13352 | 13444 | |||
| (3) Fillings—Permanent teeth | 5723 | 4795 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 548 | 829 | |||
| 6271 | 5624 | ||||
| (5) Extractions—Permanent teeth | 2076 | 2707 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 9877 | 10740 | |||
| 11953 | 13447 | ||||
| (6) Admonostration of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1863 | 2125 | |||
| Other operations—Permanent teeth | 2089 | 2077 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 32 | 77 | |||
| 2121 | 2154 | ||||