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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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(i) Dental Defects.—The table which follows classifies the dental defects found at routine medical inspection. In this table it will be seen that of the entrants 28.2 per cent. had sound teeth, of the intermediate group 42.9 per cent. and of the leavers 65.6 per cent. had sound teeth.
| Entrants | Intermediates | Leavers | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of children | 557 | 662 | 577 | 1,796 |
| Percentage | 28.2 | 42.9 | 65.6 | 40.8 |
| No. of children | 579 | 517 | 244 | 1,340 |
| Percentage | 29.3 | 33.4 | 27.7 | 30.5 |
| No. of children | 840 | 366 | 59 | 1,265 |
| Percentage | 42.5 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 28.7 |
(i) Crippling Defects.—The crippled children under supervision
at the end of the year numbered 33. Of these one was so
severely affected that he was unable to attend an ordinary school
and was being maintained at a Special School.
The list of crippled children of school age is practically a
complete one and is compiled from information received from the
health visitors, who transfer particulars of defective children on
reaching five years of age, from the teachers, the school nurses,
and the school enquiry officers, all of whom give immediate information
regarding crippled children coming to their knowledge.
Each crippled child newly admitted to school is examined on
the earliest possible occasion and all crippled children are examined
at least once a year to determine their exact condition or to estimate
their progress and put them forward for any treatment required
under the Committee's Orthopaedic Scheme.