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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
Edmonton 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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D.—TREATMENT OF DENTAL DEFECTS.
1.—Number of Children dealt with.
| Age Groups. | Specl. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| — | 413 | 466 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1302 | 2716 | |
| (i) Referred for treatment | 1255 | 1292 | 2547 | |||||||||
| (c) Actually treated | 637 | 930 | 1567 | |||||||||
| (d) Re-treated (result of periodical inspection) | — | — | — | |||||||||
2.—Particulars of time given and of operations undertaken.
No. of half-days devoted to inspections 30
No. of half-days devoted to treatment 376
Total No. of attendances made by the children at the Clinic 3221
No. of permanent teeth—
Extracted 56*
Filled 448
No. of temporary teeth—
Extracted 3289*
Filled 953
Total No. of Fillings 1401
No. of administrations of general anaesthetics included in those marked * —
No. of other operations—
Permanent teeth 44
Temporary teeth 30