London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| (1) Number of Children who were:— | ||||
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist: | ||||
| Aged | ||||
| Routine Age Groups | 5 | 1,112 | Total | 11,261 |
| 6 | 1,249 | |||
| 7 | 1,286 | |||
| 8 | 1,340 | |||
| 9 | 1,335 | |||
| 10 | 1,412 | |||
| 11 | 1,396 | |||
| 12 | 800 | |||
| 13 | 662 | |||
| 14 | 471 | |||
| 15 | 149 | |||
| 16 | 49 | |||
| Specials | 48 | |||
| Grand Total | 11,309 | |||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 7,682 | |||
| (c) Actually treated | 5,571 | |||
| (2) Half-days devoted to:— | ||||
| Inspection | 84 | |||
| Treatment | 928 | Total | 1,012 | |
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 6,188 | |||
| (4) Fillings:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | 8,195 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,012 | Total | 9,207 | |
| (5) Extractions:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | 924 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 11,200 | Total | 12,124 | |
| (6) Administrations of General Anaesthetics for Extractions | 1,165 | |||
| (7) Other operations:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | - | |||
| Temporary Teeth | — | Total | - | |
| (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 | 23,094 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 310 |
| (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 | 1 |