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Hendon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
The heading "Specials" in this Table relates to all children inspected
by the School Dentist otherwise than in the course of the
routine inspection of children in one of the age groups covered by the
Authority's approved scheme, namely, to children specially selected by
him, or referred by Medical Officers, Parents, Teachers, etc., on account
of urgency. The number inspected in each routine age-group should be
separately shown, as well as the total, but under "Specials" only the
total number should be given.
Temporary fillings, whether in permanent or temporary teeth, should be recorded as other operations.
| (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist:— | (5) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
| Inspection | 59 | |||
| (a) Routine age-groups:— | Treatment | 1504 | ||
| Aged 5 | 761 | Total | 1563 | |
| „ 6 | 849 | |||
| „ 7 | 809 | (6) Fillings (see note above):— | ||
| „ 8 | 838 | |||
| „ 9 | 746 | Permanent Teeth | 5622 | |
| „ 10 | 693 | Temporary Teeth | 914 | |
| „ 11 | 550 | Total | 6536 | |
| „ 12 | 528 | |||
| „ 13 | 524 | (7) Extractions:— | ||
| „ 14 | 201 | |||
| „ 15 | 75 | Permanent Teeth | 1556 | |
| „ 16 | 11 | Temporary Teeth | 6888 | |
| — | 6585 | Total | 8444 | |
| 2372 | ||||
| (c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) | 8957 | (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 2432 | |
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 6367 | (9) Other Operations:— | ||
| Permanent Teeth | 2150 | |||
| (3) Number actually treated | 4313 | Temporary Teeth | 119 | |
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 13223 | Total | 2269 | |