Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE IV
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist (a) Routine Age-groups:—
Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1,127 | 1,306 | 1,183 | 887 | 977 | 998 | 961 | 805 | 710 | 491 | 33 | 2 | 9,480 |
(b) Specials | 106 | ||||||||||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 9,586 | ||||||||||||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 5,295 | ||||||||||||
(3) Number actually treated | 4,265 | ||||||||||||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 6,585 | ||||||||||||
(5) Half-days devoted to | |||||||||||||
Inspection | 77 | ||||||||||||
Treatment | 796 | ||||||||||||
Total | 873 | ||||||||||||
(6) Fillings: | |||||||||||||
Permanent Teeth | 2,903 | ||||||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 102 | ||||||||||||
Total | 3,005 | ||||||||||||
(7) Extractions: | |||||||||||||
Permanent Teeth | 1,386 | ||||||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 7,091 | ||||||||||||
Total | 8,477 | ||||||||||||
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,016 | ||||||||||||
(9) Other operations: | |||||||||||||
Permanent Teeth | 1,525 | ||||||||||||
Temporary Teeth | - | ||||||||||||
Total | 1,525 |
TABLE V.
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons | 3 |
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by the School Nurses or other authorised persons | 25,956 |
(3) Number of Individual children found unclean | 916 |
(4) Number of Individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | None |
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 6 |
TABLE VI.
Blind and Deaf Children who are not at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs | None |
MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Total number of children notified during the year ended 31st December, 1941, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority under the Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations. 1928 | 5 |