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Ealing 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Group IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were :—
Inspected by the Dentist :
Aged :
Routine Age Groups
5
248
Total
4,291
6
418
7
616
8
515
9
548
10
508
11
510
12
393
13
359
14
176 ,
Specials
206
Grand Total
4,497
Found to require treatment
2,763
Actually treated
1,251
Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination
452
(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection
25
Total 196
Treatment
171
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment
1,703
(4) Fillings :—
Permanent teeth
1,086
Total 1,179
Temporary teeth
93
(5) Extractions :—
Permanent teeth
174
Total 1,834
Temporary teeth
1.660
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions
233
(7) Other operations :—
Permanent teeth —
Total
Temporary teeth —
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year
by the School Nurses 4
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by
School Nurses 8,247
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 732
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority Nil
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 33