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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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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 19,276
(3) Number of individual Children found Unclean 342
(4) Number of Children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority None
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 None
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws None
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of Children who were:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist: | Aged | Total 7,992 | |
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 455 | |
| 6 | 886 | ||
| 7 | 990 | ||
| 8 | 1,145 | ||
| 9 | 1,161 | ||
| 10 | 874 | ||
| 11 | 581 | ||
| 12 | 640 | ||
| 13 | 717 | ||
| 14 | 420 | ||
| 15 | — | ||
| 16 | — | ||
| Specials | 142 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,134 | ||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 6,377 | ||
| (c) Actually treated | 2,874 | ||
| (d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical | |||
| examination | 688 | ||
| (2) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
| Inspection | 50 | ||
| Treatment | 433 | Total 483 | |
| (3) Attendances made by Children for Treatment | 3,562 | ||
| (4) Fillings:— | |||
| Permanent Teeth | 3,294 | ||
| Temporary Teeth | 180 | Total 3,474 | |
| (5) Extractions:— | |||
| Permanent Teeth | 1,290 | ||
| Temporary Teeth | 7,944 | Total 9,234 | |
| (6) Administrations of General Anaesthetics for Extractions | 846 | ||
| (7) Other Operations:— | |||
| Permanent Teeth | — | ||
| Temporary Teeth | — | Total — | |