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
Edmonton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Table IV.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
| (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist :— | |
| (a) Routine Age Groups | 9,450 |
| 1,539 | |
| Total (Routine and Specials) | 10,989 |
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 6,018 |
| (3) Number actually treated | 3,124 |
| (4) Attendance made by children for treatment | 8,536 |
| (5) Half-days devoted to :— | |
| Inspection | 53 |
| Treatment | 782 |
| Total | 835 |
| (6) Fillings :— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 2,058 |
| Temporary Teeth | 84 |
| Total | 2,142 |
| (7) Extractions :— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 1,106 |
| Temporary Teeth | 3,478 |
| Total | 4,584 |
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2,307 |
| (9) Other Operations :— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 320 |
| Temporary Teeth | 3,730 |
| Total | 4,050 |
Table V.
| VERMINOUS CONDITIONS. | |
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons ... | 19 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children on the schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons | 42,783 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,022 |
| (4) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | 767 |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :— | |
| — | |
| — |
Table VI.
BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN.
Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are
| At a Public Elementary School. | At an Institution other than a Special School. | At no School or Institution. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Children | — | — | — |
| Deaf Children | — | — | — |