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Finchley 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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TABLE IV. (continued).
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) Number of Children who were:—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist:
Aged:
5
101
6
221
7
222
8
341
Routine Age Groups,
9
425
Total
2988
10
442
11
364
12
499
13
287
14
86
Specials
64
Grand Total
3052
(b) Found to require treatment 1789
(c) Actually treated 856
(d) Re-treated during the years as the result of
periodical examination 364
(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection 40 Total 228
Treatment 188
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 1495
(4) Fillings Permanent Teeth 634 Total 758
Temporary Teeth 124
(5) Extractions Permanent Teeth 76 Total 362
Temporary Teeth 286
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions. 40
(7) Other operations Permanent Teeth 570 Total 860
Temporary Teeth 290
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year
by the School Nurses 141
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by
the School Nurses 23035
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 336
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority 21
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Lender the School Attendance Bye-laws 1
103