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Dental Inspection.
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the Inspection Clinic compared with routine inspection
is explained by the fact that both these conditions are
readily detected by the teachers who immediately refer
the children to the Clinic for examination.
(i) Dental Defects.—The following table indicates
the results of the inspection of the teeth of the children
at the routine medical inspection at the schools:—
Dental Inspection, 1921.
Entrants
Age 8
Group
Leavers
Total
All Teeth sound—
No. of children
429
531
622
1582
Percentage
58.4
64.0
76.5
66.6
More than 4 teeth
decayed
No. of children
109
72
71
252
Percentage
14.8
8.7
8.7
10.6
Less than 4 teeth
decayed —
No. of children
197
226
120
543
Percentage
26.8
27.3
14.8
22.8
This Table indicates that not less than 58.4 per cent,
of the entrants and 76.5 of the leavers had sound teeth,
a condition of things which compares very favourably
with that of six years ago (1915) when the percentage
of entrants with completely sound teeth was 23.0, and
of leavers 35.7.