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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: TABLE IV.DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT,

TABLE IV.

DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT,

(1) Number of children inspected by the Dental Surgeons :
(a) Routine age-groups14,597
(b) Specials41
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)14,638
• ^(2) Number found to require treatment6,256
(3) Number actually treated4,158
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment5,842
(5) Half-days devoted to ;—
Inspection86
Treatment646
Total732
(6) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth3081
Temporary Teeth21
Total3,102
(7) Extractions :—
Permanent Teeth790
Temporary Teeth5,956
Total6,746
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,787
(9) Other Operations :—
Permanent Teeth924
Temporary Teeth
Total924

Table: TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons3
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons38,546
(3) Number of Individual children found unclean794
(4) Number of Individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921-
(5) Number of cases in which leeal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921-
(6) Under School Attendance Byelaws25