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 Dental Surgeons: | |||
(a) Routine age-groups | 17,031 | ||
(b) Specials | 108 | ||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 17,139 | ||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 8,035 | ||
(3) Number actually treated | 4,816 | ||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 7,552 | ||
(5) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
Inspection | 106 | ||
Treatment | 827 | ||
_ | Total | 933 | |
(6) Fillings:— | |||
Permanent Teeth | 3,750 | ||
Temporary Teeth | 26 | ||
__ | Total | 3,776 | |
(7) Extractions:— | |||
Permanent Teeth | 806 | ||
Temporary Teeth | 6,171 | ||
Total | 6,977 | ||
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,035 | ||
(9) Other Operations :— | |||
Permanent Teeth | 1,420 | ||
Temporary Teeth | |||
- | Total | 1,420 |
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 | 43,563 | |
(3) Number of Individual children found unclean | 961 | |
(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 | None | |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | None |