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Ealing 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: ( 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 41.7 per cent, had sound teeth, of the intermediate group 52.7 per cent, and of the leavers 67.0 per cent, had sound teeth.

( 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 41.7 per cent, had sound teeth, of the intermediate group 52.7 per cent, and of the leavers 67.0 per cent, had sound teeth.

EntrantsIntermediatesLeaversTotal
All sound teeth — No. of children7601,0707272,557
Percentage41.752.767.051.8
Less than four teeth decayed— No. of children4616242961,381
Percentage25.330.727.428.0
Four and more than four teeth decayed — No. of children,60033661997
Percentage33.016.65.620.2

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The percentage of entrants having sound mouths is higher
than in previous years. Comments on this improvement are better
deferred until it is ascertained if the improvement is maintained in
subsequent years. The condition of the mouths of the children
actually leaving school is not correctly indicated by the percentage
in the Table because dental inspection and treatment of children
in the group took place after the medical inspection of the
group. Hence as is noted in the Report of the School Dentist
the dental condition of the children on leaving school is much
better than this figure represents it.
(j) Crippling Defects.—The crippled children under supervision
at the end of the year numbered 35. Of these one was so