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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| (ii)Found to reqire treatment | 2399 | |
| (iii) Actually treated | 1331 | |
| (2) Half-days devoted to:— | ||
| Inspection | 14 | |
| Treatment | 178 | |
| 192 | ||
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 1867 | |
| (4) Fillings:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 791 | |
| Temporary teeth | — | |
| 791 | ||
| (5) Extractions:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 293 | |
| Temporary teeth | 1533 | |
| 1826 | ||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 910 | |
| (7) Other operations:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 113 | |
| Temporary teeth | — | |
| 113 |
GROUP VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS
CONDITIONS.
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 6 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 16,424 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 235 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 0 |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 0 |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 0 |