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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| Aged | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 870 | Total 9,904 | |
| 6 | 1.068 | |||
| 7 | 1,192 | |||
| 8 | 1,234 | |||
| 9 | 1,245 | |||
| 10 | 1,408 | |||
| 11 | 913 | |||
| 12 | 714 | |||
| 13 | 657 | |||
| 14 | 508 | |||
| 15 | 87 | |||
| 16 | 8 | |||
| Specials | 320 | |||
| Grand Total | 10,224 | |||
(b) Found to require treatment 8,124
(c) Actually treated 4,841
(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 71
Treatment 689 Total 760
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 5,620
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 6,938
Temporary Teeth 706 Total 7,644
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 1,814
Temporary Teeth 12,205 Total 14,019
(6) Administrations of General Anaesthetics for Extractions 1,020
(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 20,720
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 382
(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 Byelaws 4