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
Enfield 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE V.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
| 1. Number of children inspected by the Dentist :— | ||||
| Aged | 179 | Total | 4,543 | |
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | 412 | |||
| 7 | 422 | |||
| 8 | 410 | |||
| 9 | 399 | |||
| 10 | 508 | |||
| 11 | 615 | |||
| 12 | 608 | |||
| 13 | 521 | |||
| 14 | 409 | |||
| 15 | 56 | |||
| 16 | 4 | |||
| (b) Specials | 1,054 | |||
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 5,597 | |||
| 2. Number found to require treatment | 4,502 | |||
| 3. Number actually treated | 3,554 | |||
| 4. Attendances made by children for treatment | 5,548 | |||
| 5. Half-days devoted to:— | ||||
| Inspection | 40 | |||
| Treatment | 739 | Total | 779 | |
| 6. Fillings:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | 4,589 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 282 | Total | 4,871 | |
| 7. Extractions:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | 967 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 5,531 | Total | 6,498 | |
| 8. Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 184 | |||
| 9. Other Operations:— | ||||
| Permanent Teeth | 752 | |||
| Temporary Teeth | 212 | Total | 964 | |
TABLE VI.
UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
| (i) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 9 |
| (ii) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 33,806 |
| (iii) | Number of individual children found unclean | 622 |
| (iv) | Number of individual children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | - |
| (v) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — | |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 13 |