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Enfield 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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During 1937 much treatment was carried out for children attending
the secondary schools. This treatment was given as a result of the
Dental Inspection held towards the end of 1936. These children
were not re-inspected during 1937, no time being available.
The following table shows how the treatment of secondary school
children was distributed between the three schools :—
| School | No. treated | No. of Attendances | No. of fillings in perm, teeth | No. of fillings per child insptd. | No. of Extractions of | Total no. of extractions | No. of administrations of Gen. Anaes. | No. of other operations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp, teeth | Perm, teeth | ||||||||
| Girls' County School | 186 | 439 | 399 | 2.14 | 3 | 102 | 105 | 9 | 61 |
| Boys' Grammar School | 169 | 367 | 727 | 4.3 | 23 | 95 | 118 | 5 | 78 |
| Boys' Technical School | 53 | 165 | 277 | 5.2 | 3 | 34 | 37 | - | 36 |
| Totals | 408 | 971 | 1,403 | 3.43 | 29 | 231 | 260 | 14 | 175. |
The number of fillings for secondary school children exceeds by
318 the corresponding figure for any previous year.
The following table is submitted to show the total amount of work
done during the year for both elementary and secondary school children
with corresponding figures for the two previous years.
TABLE C.
INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN COMBINED.
Year.
Number
Inspected.
Number
Treated.
Number of
Fillings.
Number of
Extractions.
1935
5102
3005
4353
4667
1936
6679
3640
5°49
6558
1937
4943
3067
44.71
6258
From the age of 12 years and continuing during adolescence
there is a higher incidence of dental caries than in the younger age