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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE IV.
| DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. | ||
| (1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentist | |
| (a) Routine Age groups | 8369 | |
| (b) Specials | 1014 | |
| (c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) | 9383 | |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 4635 |
| (3) | Number actually treated | 3319 |
| (4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 11385 |
| (5) | Half-days devoted to:- | |
| Inspection Treatment | 81 1766 1847 | |
| (6) | Fillings:- Permanent Teeth Temporary Teeth | 4097 1588 5685 |
| (7) | Extractions:- Permanent Teeth Temporary Teeth | 987 3746 4733 |
| (8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1774 |
| (9) | Other Operations:- | |
| Permanent Teeth ) Temporary Teeth ) | 2828 | |
TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
| (1) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons | 18.5 |
| (2) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons | 28327 |
| (3) | Number of individual children found unclean | 848 |
| (4) | Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | Nil |
| (5) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | Nil Nil |