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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GROUP III (con.)
(i) Tonsils only. (ii) Adenoids only. (iii) Tonsils and adenoids.
(iv) Other defects of the nose and threat.
GROUP IV - Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Total number treated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education (ii) | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii ) | ||
| Number of children treated | 24 | 12 | 140 | 162 |
TABLE V - DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
| (1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentist- | |||||||||||
| (a) Routine age-groups: | ||||||||||||
| AGE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 up. | Total | |
| NUMBER | 547 | 896 | 821 | 934 | 1053 | 1059 | 1229 | 1034 | 890 | 448 | 8910 | |
| (b) Special | 1118 | |||||||||||
| (c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) | 10028 | |||||||||||
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 7294 | ||||||||||
| (3) | Number actually treated | 4864 | ||||||||||
| (4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 12391 | ||||||||||
| (5) | Half-days devoted to: | (7) | Extractions: | |||||||||
| Inspections | 98 | Permanent Teeth | 2182 | |||||||||
| Treatment | 1480 | Temporary Teeth | 8979 | |||||||||
| Total | 1573 | 11161 | ||||||||||
| (6) | Fillings: | (8) | Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 2701 | ||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 6240 | |||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 656 | (9) | Other Operations: | |||||||||
| 6896 | Permanent Teeth. | 3295 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 570 | |||||||||||
| 3865 | ||||||||||||
TABLE VI - UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 7.0 |
| (ii)Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 33189 |
| (iii)Number of children found unclean | 928 |
| (iv)Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Edu cation Authority | 120 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil |
| (b) Under School Attendance Eyelaws | Nil |