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 15,386
(b) Specials 46
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 15,432
(2) Number found to require treatment 7,338
(3) Number actually treated 5,423
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 7,835
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 82
Treatment 803
—— Total. 885
(6) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth 3,780
Temporary Teeth' 78
Total 3,858
(7) Extractions :—
Permanent Teeth 1,316
Temporarv Teeth 8,981
Total 10,297
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 2,472
(9) Other Operations :—
Permanent Teeth 1,271
Temporary Teeth —
Total 1,271
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
School Nurses or other authorised persons . 44,607
(3) Number of Individual children found unclean 1,160
(4) Number of Individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2)
and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 —
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 32
Under the Children and Yoimg Persons Act 1