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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
Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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110 General Statement.
(i) Dental Defects.—The following are the results of the inspection of the three routine groups of children for dental defects :—
| Entrants. | Age 8 Group. | Leavers. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teeth sound- | |||
| No. 486 | 380 | 585 | 1,451 |
| Per cent. 48.6 | 46.4 | 64.2 | 53.0 |
| Less than 4 de | |||
| cayed teeth—- | |||
| No. 242 | 261 | 278 | 781 |
| Percent. 24.2 | 31.7 | 30.4 | 28.2 |
| More than 4 | |||
| teeth decayed— | |||
| No. 272 | 180 | 49 | 501 |
| Per cent. 27.2 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 18.7 |
| Sepsis- | |||
| No. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Per cent. | .2 | .1 | .1 |
This Table indicates that 27.2 per cent. of the infants,.
21.7 per cent. of the children age- 9, and 5.3 of the
leavers had four or more teeth decayed, and points
prominently to the need for early inspection and treatment
of children on admission to school.
(j) Crippling Defects.—During the year an enquiry
was made regarding the extent and nature of crippling
amongst school children, the results of which enquiry
together with an account of the provision made in Ealing
for dealing with them were submitted in a report to the
Board of Education in June, 1920. This report is here
reproduced.