Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist.
(a) Routine Age Groups | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Number | 3 | 38 | 73 | 191 | 166 | 147 | 154 | 291 | 281 | 181 | 1525 |
(b) Specials 471
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials 1996
(2) Number found to require treatment 1049
(3) Number actually treated 2442
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 2681
(5) Half-days devoted to:
Inspection 16
Treatment 401
417
(6) Fillings:
Permanent Teeth 1519
Temporary Teeth 203
1722
(7) Extractions :—
Permanent Teeth 226
Temporary Teeth 796
1022
(8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions 523
(9) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth 34
Temporary Teeth 4
Total 38
Mr.E.A.Lindsay, F.R.C.S., acts as your consultant orthopaedic surgeon, and the following is a list of cases attending the clinic during 1945.
School Children. | Infant Welfare. | |
---|---|---|
Flat Feet | 66 | 42 |
,, ,, and Bow Legs | — | 1 |
„ „ G.V | 20 | 22 |
,, ,, Valgus Ankles | 1 | — |
,, ,, depressed sternum | 1 | 1 |
,, ,, stoop | 3 | — |
,, ,, spasticity | — | 1 |
Footstrain | 14 | — |