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Hendon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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All this reparative work would fail to attain its maximum
of usefulness unless at the same time propaganda is carried
out to impress upon the child the necessity of caring for
his teeth now and even more after he leaves school when his
opportunities for treatment will not be as easily obtained as
they are now.
Recent researches into the causation of dental caries
suggest that the deprivation of certain of the protective foods
plays a large part in this condition and while no figures could
be evolved to demonstrate this I believe that the Council's
policy of giving milk and cod liver oil, allied with the milk in
school scheme, will have an effect in reducing the incidence
of this condition.
The following is an amplification of the Board of Education Statistical Table V.:—
| (1) Number of children who were— (a) Inspected'—Routine Age Groups:— | |
| Aged 5 | 1065 |
| ,, 6 | 1127 |
| ,, 7 | 998 |
| ,, 8 | 1080 |
| ,, 9 | 1125 |
| ,, 10 | 1191 |
| „ 11 | 1069 |
| ,, 12 | 870 |
| „ 13 | 846 |
| „ 14 | 166 |
| ,, 15 | 25 |
| ,, 16 | 6 |
| 9568 | |
| (6) Found to require treatment:— Elementary Schools | 7780 |
| Secondary Schools | 363 |
| 8143 | |
| 4771 | |
| Secondary Schools | 227 |
| 4998 | |