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 Hendon]
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TABLE IV.—continued.
GROUP IV.— ORTHOPEDIC AND IPOSTURAL DEFECTS.
Under the Authority's Scheme (1) | Otherwise (2) | Total number treated | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopsedic clinic | Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | ||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | ||
Number ot children treated. | IO | Nil | 380 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 380 |
GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
(1) Number of Children who were : — | (2) | Half-days devoted to: | ||||
(a) Inspected by the Dentist: | Inspection | 85 | ||||
Treatment | 582 | |||||
Routine Age Groups : — | ||||||
Aged 5 | 997 | Total | 667 | |||
„ 6 | ... | 854 | (3) | Attendances made by children for treatment | ||
„ 7 | ... | 1033 | 6140 | |||
„ 8 | ... | 864 | (4) | Fillings: — | ||
,, 9 | ... | 859 | Permanent teeth | 1504 | ||
„ 10 | ... | 903 | Temporary teeth | 259 | ||
,, 11 | ... | 869 | Total | '763 | ||
„ 12 | ... | 914 | (5) | Extractions:— | ||
„ 13 | ... | 726 | Permanent teeth | 1126 | ||
,, 14 | ... | 59 | Temporary teeth | 5506 | ||
8J78 | Total | 6632 | ||||
Specials | 14118 | (6) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2145 | ||
Grand Total | 9486 | |||||
4470 | (7) | Other operations: — | ||||
Permanent teeth | ||||||
3069 | Temporary teeth ) Total | 253 |
GROUP VI. — UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 20.78 |
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 35,785 |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 835 |
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 4 |
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil. |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | Nil. |