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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
Erith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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(ii) Found to require treatment 2742
(iii) Actually treated 1332
(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 14
Treatment 115
— 129
18) Attendances made by children for treatment 1554
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 394
Temporary teeth –
— 394
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 411
Temporary teeth 1658
— 2069
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 1072
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 43
Temporary teeth —
— 43
GROUP VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS
CONDITIONS.
(1) Aerage number of visits per school made during the year by the
School Nurses, 7.
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses, 14, 214.
(3) Number of individual children found unclean, 243.
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority, none.
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921, none.
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws, none.