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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Group IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:
Aged:
Routine Age Groups
5
410
Total
4,312
6
407
7
360
8
465
9
569
10
498
11
514
12
407
13
425
14
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257
Specials
196
Grand Total
4,508
(b) Found to require treatment 2,869
(c) Actually treated 1,786
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical
examination 468
(2) Half-days devoted to —
Inspection 28
Treatment 198 Total 226
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 2,056
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 1,676
Temporary teeth 16 Total 1,698
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 371
Temporary teeth 2,147 Total 2,518
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 315
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth —
Temporary teeth —
Group V.—Unceanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year
by the School Nurses 3
2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by
chool Nurses 9,387
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 245
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority —
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
\b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 1