London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Ealing 1928

[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
4 4
5 478
6 794
7 801
8 1,187
9 839
Routine Age Groups 10 572 Total 7,385
11 522
12 827
13 726
14 543
15 79
16 13
Specials 249
Grand Total 7,634
(b) Found to require treatment 4,546
(c) Actually treated 2,643
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical
examination 1,307
(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 49
Treatment 365 Total 414
(3) Attendances made by Children for Treatment 3,950
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 2,207
Temporary Teeth 65 Total 2,272
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 1,633
Temporary Teeth 7,694 Total 9,327
(6) Administrations of General Anaesthetics for Extractions 1,021
(7) Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth —
Temporary Teeth — Total —
Group V.—Uncleanliness 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
School Nurses 17,391
(3) Number of individual children found Unclean 389
(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 Bye-Laws —